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Try this site. I too, have an ASUS mb and keep losing the ASUS site.
(although I think they keep moving)

http://download.asus.com.tw/mb_dl_menu.asp

I just looked and they have an update to revision 1013a
Hope this helps

Winston Pike


----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Turnbull" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [PCBUILD] Asus P2B-F BIOS upgrade


> I built a home computer a couple of years ago - a Pentium II 400Mhz.
> The motherboard is an Asus P2B-F - Bios Rev. 1009.A (03/04/99).
>
> I have a Quantum 7200 10 GB hard drive on the system, and have bought a
> Maxtor 7200 30 GB hard drive to install as a slave.
>
> My problem is that the BIOS won't auto-detect the new hard drive. It lists
> almost the correct size, but the number of cylinders and heads is way off.
> It seems to me that I need a BIOS update so that the BIOS will recognize
> the 30 GB Maxtor accurately.
>
> I know that there have been (at least) updates 1011, and 1012 but have
been
> unable to locate them.
>
> The Asus site doesn't show any BIOS updates for the P2B-F motherboard. I
> have searched the Net - no luck - even Driverguide did not help. Also many
> of the Asus web site addresses that I find give a "This page not found"
> message in IE 5.5
>
> Does anyone have any thoughts? I would be grateful for any suggestions.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Robert Turnbull, Toronto, Canada

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