[Gllug] Is there an IDE/BIOS boundary between 20G and 120G?

steven111 steven111 at scarlet.be
Sat Sep 2 17:06:44 UTC 2006


On Sat, 2006-09-02 at 17:49 +0100, John Winters wrote:
> John Winters wrote:
> > t.clarke wrote:
> >> Iuse ASUS boards  and its the AWD file  you need to feed to the BIOS !!
> 
> Thanks to all.  BIOS now flashed and running with the 120G disk.  And it 
> switches off automatically on power down, which it never did before.
> 
> First time flashing a BIOS and a nervous moment.  The cash value of this 
> m/b is negligible but I've had it a long time and I would have been 
> sorry to have ruined it.

The ASUS P2B boards have an EEPROM that can be taken off board. So in
case AFLASH procedure fails you can still flash it off-board with a
separate flash device. A shop nearby charges £15 for this.

Steven

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