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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / General Topics / April 200480GB
Bob: BB> I have just purchased a Maxtor plus 9 80Gb hard drive. My system is 98SE BB> with a Chantech 6BTM board. I have just realised that the board which is 3/ BB> years old may have lower BIOS limitation settings. I am unable to determine BB> the maximum settings. (The present hard drive is 12.7GB) BB> BB> The 80GB hard drive is still in its original packaging but had no BB> instructions (proabably an OEM version) so do I return it or fit it and the BB> attempt to increase the BIOS limitations. BB> BB> Has anybody else had this problem and how did they sort it . BOB If you run into the problem of your BIOS being too old probably the best thing to do would be to see if you can 'flash' your BIOS. The BIOS is a chip on your motherboard which can be updated with the proper utility (flashing). I had an older motherboard and ran into a similar situation as your's. Could go with the overlay, but if you ever have to boot from a floppy you must have a boot floppy with the overlay utility on it also else you will not be able to read (much less write) to your hard drive. Knew if the flashing of the BIOS didn't go right would either be buying a new BIOS or for not that much more a new motherboard. Figured since this system was on a UPS a power problem was minimal, I had the right flash utility, and had made a data backup so was set to go. Went without a hitch. :) - ? barry.martin?AT?thesafebbs.zeppole.com ? * Not quites: Edgar Alan Poe wrote "The Pit and the Pentium." --- ? RoseReader 2.52? P003186 ? The Safe BBS ? Bettendorf, IA 563-359-1971 --- ? RIMEGate(tm)/RGXMod V1.13 at BBSWORLD * Info@bbsworld.com > Could go with the overlay, but if you > ever have to boot from a floppy you must have a boot floppy with the > overlay utility on it also else you will not be able to read (much > less write) to your hard drive. This information is incorrect. The overlay offers you the opportunity to intercede during the boot process and elect to boot from the floppy instead of the hard drive. All you have to do is watch the screen and follow the instructions. On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 08:53:42 -0700, "Hugh Candlin" <no@spam.com> >> Could go with the overlay, but if you >> ever have to boot from a floppy you must have a boot floppy with the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >All you have to do is watch the screen and follow the instructions. No. It depends on *why* you are doing a diskette boot! If the reason is to... - access a HD that no longer boots due to lost MBR - to formally scan for possible boot viruses ...then relying on intact, non-infected HD boot code is inappropriate. You need a true diskette boot, and that is NOT it. >-------------------- ----- ---- --- -- - - - - Running Windows-based av to kill active malware is like striking a match to see if what you are standing in is water or petrol. >-------------------- ----- ---- --- -- - - - - > On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 08:53:42 -0700, "Hugh Candlin" <no@spam.com> > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > No. It depends on *why* you are doing a diskette boot! Exactly. My point exactly. |
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