large drive with 503+

Yes, but you will need the most recent je3333 BIOS (I think this is
the correct number). This BIOS supports drives up to 127Gig, I
believe. I use a 20 Gig drive on my 503+ using the onboard IDE
interfaces.

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In <Bw3be.16247$m31.147535@typhoon.sonic.net>, on 04/25/05
at 10:21 AM, student <nospam.TakeThisOut@a.b.c.dINVALID> said:

  >> Can hard drives larger than 8.4 gig <<< be used with >>> an FIC VA503+?
  >>

 > I've been running a 20GB drive off a Promise Ultra100 pci controller
 >card for the past couple of years. Works like a champ. Also, there was
 >discussion here

So a second party controller is required?

 >about running a 133Mps burst rate drive about a week ago. If you've been
 >using 33Mps burst rate drives, you are in for a pleasant surpise if you
 >upgrade to 133Mps (or even 100Mps).


The situation is that I have a 503+, and old case, and some other
hardware, and I'm thinking of putting together a second computer and
networking with the one I'm using. I don't think small drives are
available now, save for used, so I wanted to check if large drives work by
asking my question above.

Thanks for the replies, to you and everyone who answers.


Alan

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nobody.TakeThisOut@junk.min.net wrote:
 > In <Bw3be.16247$m31.147535@typhoon.sonic.net>, on 04/25/05
 > at 10:21 AM, student <nospam.TakeThisOut@a.b.c.dINVALID> said:
 >
 >
   >>>Can hard drives larger than 8.4 gig <<< be used with >>> an FIC VA503+?
   >>>
 >
 >
  >> I've been running a 20GB drive off a Promise Ultra100 pci controller
  >>card for the past couple of years. Works like a champ. Also, there was
  >>discussion here
 >
 >
 > So a second party controller is required?
 >
 >
  >>about running a 133Mps burst rate drive about a week ago. If you've been
  >>using 33Mps burst rate drives, you are in for a pleasant surpise if you
  >>upgrade to 133Mps (or even 100Mps).
 >
 >
 >
 > The situation is that I have a 503+, and old case, and some other
 > hardware, and I'm thinking of putting together a second computer and
 > networking with the one I'm using. I don't think small drives are
 > available now, save for used, so I wanted to check if large drives work by
 > asking my question above.
 >
 > Thanks for the replies, to you and everyone who answers.
 >
 >
 > Alan
 >

As Kyle rightly points out, you can connect 33Mhz max burst rate
hard drives directly to the mobo, but almost any drive you buy today
is rated at 100-133Mhz max burst rate, so it would be a huge waste to
run it at 33Mhz m.b.r, especially when you can pick up a pci ide
controller board that will handle 133Mhz for about $15. The key point,
as Kyle said, is that you have to upgrade the BIOS. I don't know if all
the bits and pieces you need to do that are still available on the FICA
website but if not I am sure someone here will be happy to supply you
with them.

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Upgrading your BIOS to JE4333 will give you up to 136GB hard drives with
your onboard VIA ATA33 controller.
Robert
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 > In <Bw3be.16247$m31.147535@typhoon.sonic.net>, on 04/25/05
 > at 10:21 AM, student <nospam.TakeThisOut@a.b.c.dINVALID> said:
 >
   >>> Can hard drives larger than 8.4 gig <<< be used with >>> an FIC VA503+?
   >>>
 >
  >> I've been running a 20GB drive off a Promise Ultra100 pci controller
  >>card for the past couple of years. Works like a champ. Also, there was
  >>discussion here
 >
 > So a second party controller is required?
 >
  >>about running a 133Mps burst rate drive about a week ago. If you've been
  >>using 33Mps burst rate drives, you are in for a pleasant surpise if you
  >>upgrade to 133Mps (or even 100Mps).
 >
 >
 > The situation is that I have a 503+, and old case, and some other
 > hardware, and I'm thinking of putting together a second computer and
 > networking with the one I'm using. I don't think small drives are
 > available now, save for used, so I wanted to check if large drives work by
 > asking my question above.
 >
 > Thanks for the replies, to you and everyone who answers.
 >
 >
 > Alan
 >
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