X3 BIOS HD support

[dethbyno]

Will the newest X3 BIOS support a 160 gig hard drive, because I have an Xecuter 3 chip, but am running EvoX BIOS and Dash and when I format it only gives me around 130+ gigs. Thanks

 

[KissMyWookie]

I'm pretty sure it can, you just have to play with your LBA48 settings under 'disk tools' in the X3 Config Live. Also this probably gone under 'Feature support' and not 'Flashing support'

 

[gixer]

you can allso use m8+ bios , it will find all your 160 G !

 

[desolate_one]

or you could consider the fact that a hdd is 93% of what is says it is. dont ask me why but it has something to do with manufacturing terms and engineering terms. its the engineering terms that mean u get what you get. its wierd but dont be surprised about where you space has gone.

 

[nartac]

Sorry but don't listen to gixer. Using Evox bios in an X3 is a waste, imho. Of course X3 bios supports large drives (I got 250gb right now). You need to configure it in your X3 config live. Go to Disk tools->Click here to setup LBA48 options->choose F gets all option . Alternatively, go X3 config live->customize x3 bios->LBA 48 mode->change to F gets all. There you go.

 

[desolate_one]

that still doesnt erase the fact that you only get 93% of the drive lol. you arent gettin all ur 160gb ever so get over it.

 

[nartac]

that is not completely true. It's just a difference of conversion between like say windows and HD manufactures. HD manufactures say it's 160gb but windows actually sees it as only 149gb.

 

[desolate_one]

yea like i said, the contrast in manufacturer and engineering. windows bein the engineering and in engineering term 1mb is 1000 bytes, whereas 1mb in manufacture is sumit like 7% more. i dont know exactly. but it works out that in engineering terms you only recieve 93% of the hdd.

 

[KissMyWookie]

the drive makers go by:
1 gig = 1000 megs
1 meg = 1000 kilobytes
1 kilobyte = 1000 bytes

your OS goes by:
1 gig = 1024 megs
1 meg = 1024 kilobytes
1 kilobyte = 1024 bytes

you can see how quickly the numbers get out of sync.

 

[desolate_one]

yup there you go