60GB: 11/18/97-i430VX-2A59GSL9C-00

BIOS update, EIDE card, or overlay software? (FAQ Hard disk recognition)
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kaspas
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Its a WINCO motherboard - company is died
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NickS
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Any further info, e.g. BIOS OEM message under the Award logo, top left of the memory count screen ? Any markings on the board ?
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NickS
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Some BIOSes and other info at web.archive.org... but we need to identify the board first. With a '97 date the current BIOS may only support up to 8GB.
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ajzchips
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But there's a very high chance a Nov. 1997 BIOS will support 32GB already.
PCCHIPS provided this kind of support in Oct. 1997 8)
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NickS
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We live in hope. :)
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kaspas
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sorry forgotten to write MB type:
W-P55TV2 rev.C.

Thanks to everybody who can help.
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Patched and emailed - please tell us how it went.
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kaspas
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Thanks !

Disk recognized with no problems. running 2 days - any problems yet.
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Thanks for the feedback, kaspas.
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