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  1. jon7175

    New HD problems- flash bios id error

    'The difference with me was that there was no way to continue after the error - Just said 'error' then bailed out of the flash utility. How did you get it to continue and flash the Bios?' The dos box that appeared with the bios ID error on it gave me the opportunity to continue or cancel...so...
  2. jon7175

    incomplete install's/uninstall's-repeated registry restoration

    thanks for the reply miggyd...I have disabled the AV program, and also in the bios but still the same problem exists.... help!...
  3. jon7175

    incomplete install's/uninstall's-repeated registry restoration

    I have an intermittent problem with the registry checker on my Dad's machine....Frequently when I install/uninstall a program or a piece of hardware, and the system requires a restart--registry checker kicks in, restores a good, (but old) registry and the process of installation/uninstallation...
  4. jon7175

    New HD problems- flash bios id error

    Dual bios- this has already happened...when I had the new HD installed without the CLJ, it froze during auto detection. Everytime I had to [ctrl.alt.del], the bios was auto/manually restored from the other chip. Yes there are previous upgrades and the 33gb limitation was solved several back...
  5. jon7175

    New HD problems- flash bios id error

    Yeah I think so...to make sure I have now used a DOS bios agent and got this: BIOS Date: 07/19/99 BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG BIOS ID: 07/19/1999-i440BX-8671-2A69KG0EC-00 OEM Sign-On: Intel 440BX AGPSet BIOS for BX2000 V.1.7 Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX rev 3 Superio: ITE 8671 rev 1...
  6. jon7175

    New HD problems- flash bios id error

    Having read some of the rest of this forum.....Its the CLJ or was the lack of it that was preventing autodetection in the bios....thanks!....Now the Bios sees the drive but only 33GB I don't want to go down the DDO road so.. I need to solve this bios id error...it only happens when I actually...
  7. jon7175

    New HD problems- flash bios id error

    Help....I was having problems with my old maxtor 20GB HD...would not write to drive....not bootable...EMBR corrupted...windows directory empty etc.... After the various attempts, (formatting, partitioning editing MBR) and getting nowhere, I bought a new HD a maxtor+8 ATA133 40 GB HD which is not...

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