"Euc1id" wrote in message
ink.net...
The cutoff point with the BIOS in my machine mentioned in the other post
in
this thread was 60GB. Larger drives weren't recognized correctly, but 60GB
or smaller worked like normal. I suppose BIOS'es differ in that regard. If
I
had known that, and had it to do over, I would have got a 60GB rather than
an 80GB drive, then I wouldn't have had to put in an IDE adapter card.
Live
& learn... Go into your BIOS and study it carefully before you buy a
bigger hard drive, and it could save a lot of trouble.
--
Euc1id
Perhaps you should upgrade your bios!!!
SP17310.EXE ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp1...00/sp17310.exe

626K June 26, 2001

TITLE: ROMPaq for Deskpro EP/SB Series (686T2 ROM)

VERSION: 99.08.22 Rev LANGUAGE: US (Global)

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Deskpro EP Series: P700, P650, P600, P550, 6500, 6450+,
6450, 6400, 6350 Deskpro SB Series: 6400, 6350

OS: Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Microsoft Windows 3.1 Microsoft
Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 Microsoft
MS-DOS ROMPaqs and System Software

SUPERSEDES: SP15776

ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/allfiles.txt



SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP15776

TITLE: ROMPaq for Deskpro EP/SB Series (686T2 ROM)

VERSION: 686T2_082199

LANGUAGE: English

[...]

Enhancements/Fixes:

****- Enhances reporting of hard drive greater than 64 GB.****

[...]

ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp1...00/SP15776.txt

ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/

manuals for the deskpro ep series

http://wwss1pro.compaq.com/support/reference_library/viewcompletelist.asp?countrycode=1000&catid=698&fa mid=337&doctypeid=MAN&prodid=83|Deskpro%20EP%20Ser ies

Cheers,

Peter


"abcd" wrote in message
...
Hi Kalev,
I also recently started using a similar machine and
have not had any trouble in upgrading to an 40 GB
(Seagate) HDD.

I am using 99.08.22 Rev of the same Bios (see below
for more info).

Cheers,
Peter

PS: If anyone knows of an later ver of the Bios, please
post the info here! :-)


----- Original Message -----
From: "kalev-"
Newsgroups: alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 8:50 AM
Subject: Deskpro EP/SB says my new 80GB disk is only 14GB ?


Hi all.
Its a PIII 450 MHZ or some such...
Any one know why the BIOS is somhow trying to convince me that the new
Seagate 80GB IDE disk is only 14.5GB ?
The BIOS is from 1999 "686T2" I think it said. Hopeless or..?

jk