June 20, 200521 yr I just bought all the parts for a new computer and built it, but configuring it has been hell ! (I kinda know what I'm doing but I'm no expert). My motherboard has the right plugs for a SATA HDD but the freakn' BIOS isn't sensing it! I've updated it from F2 to F6 without any success. (My 6 yr old DVD drive is being sensed but instead of showing it's name it's showing random characters, and the 6yr old CDR/W drive isn't sensing at all). I've found many BIOS versions on the net that appear to have the features to solve this problem but I don't know if BIOS is motherboard specific or not. HELP!
June 20, 200521 yr Are you ABOLUTELY SURE you got the right bios???????????Not trying to be funny, but for eg. my board........GA 7VT600, has 2 revisions, and my old Asus had 3 revs. So I had to triple check I had the right board. Your problem sounds as if you have the incorrect bios revision for your board.oldwolf
June 20, 200521 yr Author Yea, I went to the Gigabyte homepage and got the most recent version i could for my motherboard. I'm sure I got the right one, I checked after reading your post. My board is a GA-K8VM800M. I also tried technical support from Gigabyte and I'm still waiting for a reply. . Thanx for your help. I'm from near Melbourne too! Edited June 20, 200521 yr by tiusic
Create an account or sign in to comment