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Can hard drives larger than 8.4 gig be used with an FIC VA503+?  
 
 
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nobody@junk.min.net wrote:
> Can hard drives larger than 8.4 gig <<< be used with >>> an FIC VA503+?  
>  
>  
> Alan
>  
 
   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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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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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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nobody@junk.min.net wrote:
> 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
>  
 
   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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Upgrading your BIOS to JE4333 will give you up to 136GB hard drives with  
your onboard VIA ATA33 controller.
Robert
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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:
>
>>> 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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I just bought a Rocket 100 IDE PCI interface and a Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 40GB. If I correctly understood info provided by both manufacturers, I do not need to flash mobo bios (current one is 1.15JE37) because the Rocket bios will handle and recognize the entire capacity of the new HD, is that right? I intend to leave my Seagate Medalist 3.2GB running off the onboard controller. Should I keep both disks as masters or should I move the 3.2GB to the Rocket IDE working as slave? Thanks for your help.