I went onto the Hitachi site but when I try to dou...

I went onto the Hitachi site but when I try to dounload the data page for my HDD, it says that the page contains errors and won't load.

I then thought I would disconnect my original HDD (9GB), and install my 120GB HDD (with 32GB jumper) as the master drive. I started the computer up with my startup CD and Diskett in place, went into bios and Auto detect HDD. It found the HDD as 32GB.

Continued on with the process that the startup discs do, and got all the way to the enter Product key for windows 98. I could not put this in because I couldn't fint it. I then had to shut the computer down.

I then installed my original HDD as Master and my 120GB HDD as slave. Rebooted the computer, went into bios, Auto detect HDD. It found the 2 of them (the 120GB as 32GB). Saved the settings and continued on.

The computer loaded up completely this time and did not switch off. In the desktop I went into "my computer" and the two HDDs were there

Drive C: being the 9GB
Drive D: being the 120GB but showing only 32 GB.

Does this sound to be right
Will Drive D: work ok or do I need to do anything else.

I would really like to get the HDD to use the 120GB now rather than 32GB, how can I do this, as before when I removed the 32GB jumper the bios froze when it tried to detect it.

Thanks

Graham

Sorry guys, am feeling a total nOOb right now

Sorry guys, am feeling a total nOOb right now ..

The issue was quite simple really, just had to uncheck the option for 'flashing only when BIOS file is newer than system's' FLAG in the WinPhlash advanced settings options and then flash to the old BIOS file. The notebook works as before now, with no blinking cursor as with the new BIOS update.

Thanks anyways....

Well since at least Pentiu...

Well since at least Pentium IIs it has been common to have the USB ports on the mb backplate. I think it is also starting to become common for LAN ports to also be mounted on that mb backplate, especially since more and more home users are setting up their own LANs.

But I guess then some people might not know how to setup a network hub, so that they can actually take advantage of what the LAN config offers.

Note that this is still in the "un...

Note that this is still in the "uncompressed" area of the BIOS code, around the decompression block area (below bootblock area address).. I'll try to find it in your bios
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OK, thanks Nick. I may get the courage to try it i...

OK, thanks Nick. I may get the courage to try it if I can't get a new Chip at a reasonable cost. I can go with BadFlash.com or another palce.. I think it's Mr.Bios... both around 30.00......Thing is if it still don't work I have no way of knowing if they gave me a bad chip or the board IS bad.....

Arggh, please help....

When it boot...

Arggh, please help....

When it boots, I first got the following error:
Error: "810E, CPU 0 Failed FRB Level 3 Timer Failed"

So I retested the CPU in BIOS but it keeps halting and displays down
the bottom of the screen "Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup"

How do I get rid of this?

Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,
Warren.

I just gave you a small troubleshooting guide.

I just gave you a small troubleshooting guide.
Setting the RAM timing to a more conservative CAS latency to 3 seems to have solved your problem, right? If so, then you can forget about the other two entries.

Isn't that a PC Chips board?
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Isn't that a PC Chips board?
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as for the G, that is a custom thingy. As for the ...

as for the G, that is a custom thingy. As for the fans: try and get the dust out of your PC, that might help a lot.

As for putting a gateway bios on the board, you'll have to use the recovery restore procedure for that as the OEM string differs from what is on it right now.
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System error, strike any user to continue...

as for the G, that is a custom thingy. As for the ...

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