A7V - ATA 100 - Bios - Which one ??

[Remyx]

Hi There

I have the following system :
- A7V 1.2 Bios 1005C
- Built in Promise ATA Controller Build 33
- HD IBM DLTA 307045 connected on the ATA/100 controller

I have the following error message every time I boot up the system :
"DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER"


Asus recommend upgrading the MB Bios to 1005D (which include the Promise Build 35)

Any good/bad experience with the version of bios ? What is the best/safest way to go ?

Thanks,

Remyx


Question:
When I disable boot virus detection in the A7V/A7V133 BIOS, I cannot boot into the HDD connected to the Promise® ATA100 controller. It shows an error message, "DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER".
Answer:
It was found to be a problem of Promise® BIOS build 31 and build 33. Promise® BIOS build 35 combined in A7V BIOS rev. 1005D and A7V133 BIOS rev. 1002A has fixed this problem.

 

[hclarkjr]

you need to enable the virus checker in bios, this is known bug with the 1005 bios. there is nothing wrong with your system.

 

[hclarkjr]

oh and i am using 1004D i have tried about all the bios files including 1006 nightmare bios and found this bios runs my system the best.

 

[tpetre4322]

there is a new 1006 bios out with problems fixed.

 

[telstar1]

I'm having the same problem. I checked the Asus website for the 1005D Bios but I was unable to find them. Is this the right page? Did they take them down for some reason? Is there a different location I should be getting these from?

My system has the Asus A7v with a western Digital ATA-100 30gig hard drive in it.
The system doesn't see the drive.

I also tried enabling and disabling the virus checking, but that doesn't seem to effect it.

Here's what's happening:
I ran Western Digital's installation program to partition and format the disk.
I tried to run WD's program to enable ATA-100 support on the drive, but it didn't find the drive.
I tried running Windows 2000's installation routine from the startup disks. It copies the first four disks of content, but when it goes to start the actual installation, it says it cannot find the drive.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

telstar

 

[Remyx]

I'll try to enable the Virus Checker and let you know.

Thanks,

Remy