ASUS A7V333 - Maxtor 160 GB & NT 4.0
Just acquired the ASUS A7V333 MoBo, and plugged in a couple of Maxtor 160 GB HDD's. The File Server was previously using the A7V133 MoBo, running NT 4. 0 & SP4. Swapped the MoBos' plugged in the UDMA 6 drives, and upgraded the VIA 4in1 drivers.
Just acquired the ASUS A7V333 MoBo, and plugged in a couple of Maxtor 160 GB HDD's.
The File Server was previously using the A7V133 MoBo, running NT 4.0 & SP4.
Swapped the MoBos' plugged in the UDMA 6 drives, and upgraded the VIA 4in1 drivers..
BIOS ver 1004.
While POST recognizes 163,928 MB drives, Disk Administrator only sees the drives as 131,069 MB.
I have ATA/100 cables from the MoBo to the hard-drives.
I loaded on the Via 4in1 drivers. (actually the CD did...)
Start | Settings | Control Panel | Scsi Adapters :
Devices:
(two listings of)
- VIA BUS Master IDE Driver
- properties (Cardnfo - ScsiPort0
Driver - viadsk.sys
- driver installed, started & configured ...
- add/remove/update buttons greyed out.
I'm guessing that each listing is for the IDE channels (primary & secondary) -- it matches the hard-drives I've installed....
I also have the Promise1 & Promise2 channels (two extra IDE ports) -- but first things first ...
Why does NT 4.0 SP4 only access the 20-pin limit (131,069 MB) when the BIOS, by way of POST verbose, indicate the UDMA 6 accurately (163,928 MB)?
TIA
The File Server was previously using the A7V133 MoBo, running NT 4.0 & SP4.
Swapped the MoBos' plugged in the UDMA 6 drives, and upgraded the VIA 4in1 drivers..
BIOS ver 1004.
While POST recognizes 163,928 MB drives, Disk Administrator only sees the drives as 131,069 MB.
I have ATA/100 cables from the MoBo to the hard-drives.
I loaded on the Via 4in1 drivers. (actually the CD did...)
Start | Settings | Control Panel | Scsi Adapters :
Devices:
(two listings of)
- VIA BUS Master IDE Driver
- properties (Cardnfo - ScsiPort0
Driver - viadsk.sys
- driver installed, started & configured ...
- add/remove/update buttons greyed out.
I'm guessing that each listing is for the IDE channels (primary & secondary) -- it matches the hard-drives I've installed....
I also have the Promise1 & Promise2 channels (two extra IDE ports) -- but first things first ...
Why does NT 4.0 SP4 only access the 20-pin limit (131,069 MB) when the BIOS, by way of POST verbose, indicate the UDMA 6 accurately (163,928 MB)?
TIA
Participate on our website and join the conversation
This topic is archived. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast.
Responses to this topic
You can also get ATA133 adaptor cards meaning you could have tested that hypothesis without buying a whole new motherboard
Wanting to attach more than 4 HDD's would require two Promise ATA/133 cards, and they currently run $90 CAD each plus 14.5% taxes .... not to mention using IRQ's ...
One *could* have done it that way.
I chose not to. However, no need for others to follow in my footsteps without passing on at least *something* learned.
One *could* have done it that way.
I chose not to. However, no need for others to follow in my footsteps without passing on at least *something* learned.
