80GB: 10/19/1999 - i440BX - smc602 - 6A69KM3JC-00

guegueges · Fri Apr 01, 2005 11:59 am

80 Gb 10/19/1999 - i440BX - smc602 - 6A69KM3JC-00 Ran into problems trying to run this HDD on a HP vectra vei8. Downloaded FlashBIOS from HP-site – that didn’t help. Came across this site, which gave me new hope. However, I can’t find anywhere exactly how to use the BIOS-with-patch. My best guess would be : run the HP FlashBIOS again, after replacing the “QHW1001.bin” on my floppy with the new – patched – version that appeared after unzipping the download from this site. Is that right? And: should I copy the “BrioBax” file, which also turned up in the unzip, to my floppy too? greetings, thanks in advance, wim

Fri Apr 01, 2005 8:37 pm

All you should do is replace the *.bin file in the floppy.

guegueges · Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:45 pm

thanks ajzchips - it worked fine: 80 Gb now firmly installed in CMOS, with a nice long line appearing as the new BIOS-id during POST . However : when trying to format the new HDD, in FDISK only 12624Mb is given as the size of it. Can anyone tell me how to take this hurdle?

guegueges · Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:56 pm

Correction : Checking again, I found that in CMOS the HDD is given as 81 Mb, not 81 Gb, as I first , wishfully, thought to see ! Help!

Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:33 pm

Showing MB or GB is a known bug in some cases. Don't worry.

FDISK has a bug too, but don't worry either. It'll FDISK the full 80GB of it.
There's an FDISK update from Microsoft's site if it still worries you, but the only fix deals with displaying the correct size.

guegueges · Sat Apr 02, 2005 2:58 pm

thanks for your reassuring words. i still worry a bit, however, because it's not just the Mb/Gb bug: the other data in CMOS are also very different from the HDD-specs that I found elsewhere: the numbers of cylinders (given as 9964 instead of 16383) and of heads (given as 255 instead of 16). - ???

Sat Apr 02, 2005 3:56 pm

Don't worry about that either

If it works fine, then all's well.

guegueges · Sat Apr 02, 2005 5:56 pm

you were right, after formatting, under windows, 76,3 Gb is available. thanks a lot!

Sun Apr 03, 2005 5:28 am

I usually recommend UBCD for that kind of stuff:
http://ubcd.sourceforge.net/index.html

guegueges · Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:24 am

hello ajzchips - looked at ubcd; don't quite understand yet in what stage it would have been of use with the problem that I had. besides: from your reactions I get the impression that the "misreadings" of the HDD specs in BIOS and FDISK are quite normal , when using this (kind of) patch. I always like to understand things, so : does the patch make these specs irrelevant - in stead of adjusting them to new values? greetings, wim g.

Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:25 am

The patch has nothing to do with what your FDISK sees; it only has a minor bug sometimes with the MB and GB display.
UBCD has a nice collection of HDD fdiskers, etc. which don't have the FDISK bug...

guegueges · Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:48 pm

is what the BIOS sees also not related to the patch?

Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:45 am

True... but, the bug only has to do with what the BIOS displays (MB vs. GB), and not what the BIOS interprets.

guegueges · Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:02 pm

ok thanks again. good luck with the site. i'll send some support.

MeanStreak · Sat May 14, 2005 3:29 pm

Hi all, I have the same pc and problem as guegueges.
80 Gb 10/19/1999 - i440BX - smc602 - 6A69KM3JC-00 Ran into problems trying to run this HDD on a HP vectra vei8. Downloaded FlashBIOS from HP-site – that didn’t help
ajzchips mentioned all you should do is replace the *.bin file in the floppy, what do i replace it with? is there a patch on this site I can use??
Please help me save my sanity
Thank you