Useful BIOS related links
Tested patched BIOSes
at wims.host.sk
Untested patched BIOSes at wims.host.sk:
ajz
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biosman
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Edwin
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NickS
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Soupy
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th
Uniflash (flash utility)
Rainbow's hotflash instructions
Boot disk images
Summary of various IDE limits
Description of HDD BIOS translation modes
Known problems with OS and utilities
Microsoft: Phoenix BIOS errors with discs over 32Gb using Phoenix BitShift mode
Affects protected mode operations (e.g. scandisk) in Win95 through to Win98SE
Microsoft: Drive converter (FAT16-FAT32 converter) limitation on drives over 8Gb
Microsoft: FDISK limitations on drives over 64Gb.
Microsoft: download fix for W98/W98SE FDISK
Seagate: FDISK limitations on drives over 64Gb and workarounds.
HP
Edwin's index of HP motherboards
IBM
Disc utilities download page
, Ontrack, disk tools etc.
How to use Ontrack disc management utility
Zap.exe
Zeros first 128 sectors of the HDD - this should wipe out disc overlay software
Windows executable to create the feature tool bootable diskette.
This allows the drive ATA mode to be set. A Linux version is available.
IBM knowledge base for hard disk issues
Seagate
How to use Disc Wizard Starter Edition
(with link to download)
Seagate disc FAQ
"Ultra-ATA toggle" utility
, allows drive ATA mode to be set
Maxtor
Maxblast 3 disc management utility
Maxtor knowledge base
Drive ATA mode setting utility
Allows drive ATA mode to be set from 0 (UDMA16) through to 6 (UDMA100) Certain Diamond Max models only - read the text!
Maxtor download page
Includes mode setting utilities for (Quantum) Fireball models
Western Digital
Downloads page for Data LifeGuard etc
Data LifeGuard Ultra ATA manager
Data LifeGuard Diagnostic
- allows drive to be "low level formatted"
EZ-Install disk maker for EZ-Install disk manager
Fujitsu
UDMA setting tool for MPG series drives.
UDMA setting tool for MPD, MPE, MPF series drives.