ASUS A7V333 - Maxtor 160 GB & NT 4.0
This is a discussion about ASUS A7V333 - Maxtor 160 GB & NT 4.0 in the Windows Hardware category; 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
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You can also get ATA133 adaptor cards meaning you could have tested that hypothesis without buying a whole new motherboard
OP
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.
