AMI BIOS May Need to Be Upgraded for IDE Hard Drive |
Q88758
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 3.1, 3.2, 3.21, 3.3, 3.3a, 4.0, 4.01, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21
SYMPTOMS
American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) has confirmed that its BIOS dated earlier than 4/9/90 may have problems with IDE hard drives.
These problems may be seen when booting the computer and receiving a
NON SYSTEM DISK
error, or when running Microsoft Windows in 386 enhanced mode and experiencing momentary hangs (lasting 5 to 10 seconds) that may adversely affect currently running programs. The problems are caused by IDE hard drives not following the AT bus standard.
RESOLUTION
Contact AMI and obtain a BIOS dated 4/9/90 or later.
MORE INFORMATION
AMI technical support also recommends a BIOS dated later than 9/1/87 to function correctly with Windows 3.0.
To determine the AMI BIOS date, examine the 16-digit identification displayed near the bottom of the screen when the machine is started. For example, in the following ID
DAMI 3601 092588 K8
the digits "092588" specify the BIOS date.
The AMI products included here are manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.
Additional query words: 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.11 3.20 3.21 3.30 3.30a 4.00 4.01 4.01a 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20 6.21 3rdparty
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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311 kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS321 kbMSDOS400 kbMSDOS320 kbMSDOS330a kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS310 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS330 kbMSDOS401 kbMSDOS500a
Last Reviewed: December 16, 2000 |
