8 GB limit - no boot

[Spacey Spade]

I cannot get a machine to boot off a ghosted drive (I transfered the
FAT16 2GB drive image from a 6.xGB drive to a 20GB - Norton Ghost 6.0
drive to drive option). Details:
- The machine will not start up Windows 3.11 on the 20GB drive, and
will not even start up from a win98se floppy bootdisk when the drive
is connected.
- It will start up from the floppy when the 6.xGB drive is connected.
- The Phoenix Technologies Bios does recognize the 20GB drive,
claiming it to be an 8GB drive.

I just bought a drive on ebay that is 3.2 GB and I am hoping that will
solve my probs. FYI: This puter runs a Focus Ion Beam Mill and has
some cards that cannot be placed on a modern computer.

Can anyone give me ideas on what to look at, or why the new drive
won't boot?

The computer is a PE5000HX (Texas Micro Systems, Inc.)

Current Bios installed is 5b.1.1b, and below the release notes:

Core [PE5000HX] Changes
---------- -------------------------------------------------------------
x5a.0.7b * Initial/Beta test release (TexM setup engine)
x5b.1.0a * Moved to Phoenix4.05b core/Future BIOS's will be 4.05b
based
* QNX install floppy boots
x5b.1.0b * Switch3 code updated
* [97/02/25] Switch 3 code updated (again)
* [97/02/25] Setup: System BIOS was shown as '????'
x5b.1.0c * Switch3 code cleaned up internally
* Warm boot forces EISA/PCI bus resets
* Copyright and company name updated
x5b.1.0d * Type-C DMA fix
* Eliminate 'Previous Boot Incomplete' message during POST
x5b.1.1 * IRQ12 can be assigned to PCI devices
* Able to boot without keyboard attached
x5b.1.1a * Corrects a memory sizing error
* Quickly determines how many IDE devices are attached
- Bug: PS/2 mouse does not work
x5b.1.1b * PS/2 mouse fix
* EISA-PCI latency timer is configurable within CMOS Setup
x5b.1.1c * Force a full reset when exiting from CMOS Setup

TIA,

Spacey

[James Halen]

spaceygum@hotpop.com (Spacey Spade) wrote in message news:<1054840b.0402031725.78e167ff@posting.google.com>... I cannot get a machine to boot off a ghosted drive (I transfered the FAT16 2GB drive image from a 6.xGB drive to a 20GB - Norton Ghost 6.0 drive to drive option). Details: - The machine will not start up Windows 3.11 on the 20GB drive, and will not even start up from a win98se floppy bootdisk when the drive is connected. - It will start up from the floppy when the 6.xGB drive is connected. - The Phoenix Technologies Bios does recognize the 20GB drive, claiming it to be an 8GB drive. I just bought a drive on ebay that is 3.2 GB and I am hoping that will solve my probs. FYI: This puter runs a Focus Ion Beam Mill and has some cards that cannot be placed on a modern computer. Can anyone give me ideas on what to look at, or why the new drive won't boot? The computer is a PE5000HX (Texas Micro Systems, Inc.) Current Bios installed is 5b.1.1b, and below the release notes: Core [PE5000HX] Changes ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------- x5a.0.7b * Initial/Beta test release (TexM setup engine) x5b.1.0a * Moved to Phoenix4.05b core/Future BIOS's will be 4.05b based * QNX install floppy boots x5b.1.0b * Switch3 code updated * [97/02/25] Switch 3 code updated (again) * [97/02/25] Setup: System BIOS was shown as '????' x5b.1.0c * Switch3 code cleaned up internally * Warm boot forces EISA/PCI bus resets * Copyright and company name updated x5b.1.0d * Type-C DMA fix * Eliminate 'Previous Boot Incomplete' message during POST x5b.1.1 * IRQ12 can be assigned to PCI devices * Able to boot without keyboard attached x5b.1.1a * Corrects a memory sizing error * Quickly determines how many IDE devices are attached - Bug: PS/2 mouse does not work x5b.1.1b * PS/2 mouse fix * EISA-PCI latency timer is configurable within CMOS Setup x5b.1.1c * Force a full reset when exiting from CMOS Setup TIA, Spacey


Do you know what date the Bios was made on? Because this looks like
the bios here may not support a 20 Gb Hard drive.

* [97/02/25] Switch 3 code updated (again)
* [97/02/25] Setup: System BIOS was shown as '????'

If this is the actual date of when your Bios was released, then it
might be too old to be able to recognize that the Hard Drive is a 20
gig. You may have to get a new motherboard or flash your Bios.

[Greg]

They usually have a BIOS extension shipped with these drives that lets them
work on an old machine. I have MaxBlast running on this old Aptiva and it seems
OK. It will get you going until you get your BIOS fixed anyway.

[Spacey Spade]

gfretwell@aol.com (Greg) wrote in message news:<20040214231449.25730.00000983@mb-m04.aol.com>... They usually have a BIOS extension shipped with these drives that lets them work on an old machine. I have MaxBlast running on this old Aptiva and it seems OK. It will get you going until you get your BIOS fixed anyway.

Oh well... didn't get to try. I got the 3.2Gb drive in this weekend
and it worked like a charm.