k7VTA3 + 160 gig HDD???

LkyOldSun

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• Oct 22, 2003

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Before I open my hard drive (a maxtor 160 gig HDD with NO PCI EIDE controller card), I want to know if anyone has had sucess or knows for a fact if the k7VTA3 (rev 5.0 ) has a bios that can support large drive geometry (137 gig and above).

 

Last edited: Oct 22, 2003

chasingapple

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• Oct 22, 2003

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Well I have never seen anyone posting a problem with it, give it a try

 

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• Oct 22, 2003

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well, I got a email reply from ecs (that was FAST!) that said with the latest bios, the board can support up to 250 gig!

 

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• Oct 23, 2003

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Im still waiting for them to email me back about a service BIOS, sent 2 emails so far.

 

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• Oct 24, 2003

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I'm gonna have to throw my spare slk900 on there if ECS comes through with those!