A7V - 120 GB disk?

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Wayne Fulton

I cannot find this info on the Asus site..

Will A7V with 1009 BIOS recognize a 120 GB disk?

What would the limit be? How is this located?

Thanks
 
Which A7v? I assume you mean A7v133 since you mention Bios 1009?
Yes, it does support a 120GB HD. I think the limit is 200 or so.
 
Which A7v? I assume you mean A7v133 since you mention Bios 1009?
Yes, it does support a 120GB HD. I think the limit is 200 or so.
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Thanks. There are several boards named A7V-something, and I think this
one was the first, before the others. It does use PC133 memory, but the
name on the manual and box is simply A7V. The Asus site shows a big BIOS
list for lots of A7V variations ,including the plain A7V.

But nothing shows max disk size. I wonder why the BIOS screen
couldnt show the number?
 
I saw Bios 1011 for the A7V supports 48-bit LBA for even larger disks.
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=A7V

Because you mention Bios 1009 I'm confused too, that's also the latest
Final Bios fot the A7V133.
What does the marking on the board itself (between the PCI slots) say?
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On the board at slot 2, it says "A7V Rev 1.02" (like on the page you
reference). Manual also says A7V. I believe it was the first of what must
be 6 or 10 other A7V versions with suffixes in the model name, but I have no
clue how they might differ. This one does use PC133 memory.

Yes, I am still using 1009 BIOS, but I see 1011 is available for it, so if I
should have any problem, that sounds like the fix. It's great that we can
depend on Asus to keep the BIOS updates coming for new needs.
Thanks much.
 
Yes it seems Asus sometimes changes to a next generation of motherboard
by gradually modifying an existing one.
The main difference between the boards is the KT133A chipset on the A7V133.
My oldest A7V133, an 1.04, still has the marking A7V on the motherboard
but changed to A7V133 by using a sticker.

There is even a A7V 1012-01A Beta that must be the very last A7V Bios
that will ever appear.
ftp://ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM/BIOS/Socket_A/VIA_Chipset/Apollo_KT133/A7V/
 
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