[chadfree] Re: Motherboard doesn't recognise 40 GM HDD

What kind of hard drive?  Was it purchased retail?  I've seen western
digital drives come with the software you would need, but I've not
used it much myself, so I can't really give any good info on it.

Sorry


On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 09:35:22 -0400, Shyamal Gupta <shyamal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi All
> 
> I'm trying to get an old computer to recognise a 40 GB Hard drive.
> 
> Its a Pentium MMX 233 with 96 MB RAM, dual Booting with 98 & 2000.
> 
> with AMI BIOS circa 1995/96.
> 
> Perhaps a bios upgrade would do the trick, but I can't get any links for
> such an upgrade. driverguide.com has the same version this computer has, so
> that's no help.
> 
> Here are the bios details :
> 
> BIOS ID String : 51-0401-008031-00111111-071595-VIAVPX-TX98-3D-HK0
> 
> OEM Signon : TX98 Ver 1.12 (990610)
> 
> Chipset : VIA 82C585 REV 37
> 
> Super I/O : ITE 8661/SIS 6801 REV 6 FOUND AT PORT 279H
> 
> The motherboard manufacturer's site, zida.com, is no help either.
> 
> Would some kind of track overlay software help ?
> 
> Any help and leads much appreciated.
> 
> TIA
> 
> SG
> 
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