P2B-F 32 GB Limitation?

[Qualin]

Hi, I have a wierd problem. I have a Asus P2B-F Motherboard
that I recently installed a 60 GB Maxtor HDD into, however
the motherboard only recognizes the first 32 GB of the drive.

I have flashed the motherboard with the most recent BIOS on
Asus's website, (Version 1013a) but it still only recognizes
the first 32 GB.

I have noticed that there's a P2B flash that mentions the
32 GB limitation, but I don't want to use the P2B flash upgrade
for fear of lobotomizing the board.

Do I need a Maxtor DDO in order to surpass the limit? I really
don't want to do that, since the data on the drive is important
and I don't want to go through the hassle of swapping drives
to juggle the data until I get something that works.

 

[AndyHui]

That's odd....support for HDDs larger than 32GB was added back in BIOS version 1011/1012 for the P2B-F. It should already be present in the 1013A BIOS.

Perhaps you should try the latest BIOS, version 1013 Beta 007.

 

[GregMal]

If you've got the latest flash, you should have support for MBs
greater than 32 gigs. Currently my ASUS P299 won't go over 32 gigs.
I'd either have to do a BIOS upgrade, use overlay software, or
purchase a PCI controller. Instead I purchased a 30 gig WD..heh...
Greg

 

[AndyHui]

GregMal: what's the problem with doing a BIOS upgrade?