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 Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 2:32 am Post subject: large drive with 503+ |
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Can hard drives larger than 8.4 gig be used with an FIC VA503+?
Alan
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:31 am Post subject: Re: large drive with 503+ |
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nobody@junk.min.net wrote:
| Quote: | Can hard drives larger than 8.4 gig <<< be used with >>> an FIC VA503+?
Alan
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I've been running a 20GB drive off a Promise Ultra100 pci controller card
for the past couple of years. Works like a champ. Also, there was
discussion here
about running a 133Mps burst rate drive about a week ago. If you've been
using 33Mps burst rate drives, you are in for a pleasant surpise if you
upgrade to 133Mps (or even 100Mps). |
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:32 pm Post subject: Re: large drive with 503+ |
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Yes, but you will need the most recent je3333 BIOS (I think this is
the correct number). This BIOS supports drives up to 127Gig, I
believe. I use a 20 Gig drive on my 503+ using the onboard IDE
interfaces.
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Kyle
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:32 pm Post subject: Re: large drive with 503+ |
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In <Bw3be.16247$m31.147535@typhoon.sonic.net>, on 04/25/05
at 10:21 AM, student <nospam@a.b.c.dINVALID> said:
| Quote: | Can hard drives larger than 8.4 gig <<< be used with >>> an FIC VA503+?
I've been running a 20GB drive off a Promise Ultra100 pci controller
card for the past couple of years. Works like a champ. Also, there was
discussion here
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So a second party controller is required?
| Quote: | about running a 133Mps burst rate drive about a week ago. If you've been
using 33Mps burst rate drives, you are in for a pleasant surpise if you
upgrade to 133Mps (or even 100Mps).
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The situation is that I have a 503+, and old case, and some other
hardware, and I'm thinking of putting together a second computer and
networking with the one I'm using. I don't think small drives are
available now, save for used, so I wanted to check if large drives work by
asking my question above.
Thanks for the replies, to you and everyone who answers.
Alan
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| Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 7:32 pm Post subject: Re: large drive with 503+ |
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nobody@junk.min.net wrote:
| Quote: | In <Bw3be.16247$m31.147535@typhoon.sonic.net>, on 04/25/05
at 10:21 AM, student <nospam@a.b.c.dINVALID> said:
Can hard drives larger than 8.4 gig <<< be used with >>> an FIC VA503+?
I've been running a 20GB drive off a Promise Ultra100 pci controller
card for the past couple of years. Works like a champ. Also, there was
discussion here
So a second party controller is required?
about running a 133Mps burst rate drive about a week ago. If you've been
using 33Mps burst rate drives, you are in for a pleasant surpise if you
upgrade to 133Mps (or even 100Mps).
The situation is that I have a 503+, and old case, and some other
hardware, and I'm thinking of putting together a second computer and
networking with the one I'm using. I don't think small drives are
available now, save for used, so I wanted to check if large drives work by
asking my question above.
Thanks for the replies, to you and everyone who answers.
Alan
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As Kyle rightly points out, you can connect 33Mhz max burst rate
hard drives directly to the mobo, but almost any drive you buy today
is rated at 100-133Mhz max burst rate, so it would be a huge waste to
run it at 33Mhz m.b.r, especially when you can pick up a pci ide
controller board that will handle 133Mhz for about $15. The key point,
as Kyle said, is that you have to upgrade the BIOS. I don't know if all
the bits and pieces you need to do that are still available on the FICA
website but if not I am sure someone here will be happy to supply you
with them.
Bill |
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Robert Akins
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:31 am Post subject: Re: large drive with 503+ |
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Upgrading your BIOS to JE4333 will give you up to 136GB hard drives with
your onboard VIA ATA33 controller.
Robert
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| Quote: | In <Bw3be.16247$m31.147535@typhoon.sonic.net>, on 04/25/05
at 10:21 AM, student <nospam@a.b.c.dINVALID> said:
Can hard drives larger than 8.4 gig <<< be used with >>> an FIC VA503+?
I've been running a 20GB drive off a Promise Ultra100 pci controller
card for the past couple of years. Works like a champ. Also, there was
discussion here
So a second party controller is required?
about running a 133Mps burst rate drive about a week ago. If you've been
using 33Mps burst rate drives, you are in for a pleasant surpise if you
upgrade to 133Mps (or even 100Mps).
The situation is that I have a 503+, and old case, and some other
hardware, and I'm thinking of putting together a second computer and
networking with the one I'm using. I don't think small drives are
available now, save for used, so I wanted to check if large drives work by
asking my question above.
Thanks for the replies, to you and everyone who answers.
Alan
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