Looking for updated BIOS for '99 Gateway in order to format/recognize >127 GB HD
- by Jeff
I have a '99 Gateway that's apparently too old for even Gateway to acknowledge it exists. Want to use it as a media hub and put in a 320GB HD, but it will not format above 127GB even running Win XP SP3. Read somewhere that upgrading the BIOS may do the trick, but I can't find the correct BIOS, and GW has been no help. Hoping I can just upgrade the BIOS, which is 11 years old.
Any help would be much appreciated! I don't know where to look, and searches have been fruitless.
System info:
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name xxxx
System Manufacturer Gateway
System Model TABOR_II
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 7 Stepping 3 GenuineIntel ~596 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Intel Corp. 4W4SB0X0.15A.0015.P10, 9/28/1999
SMBIOS Version 2.1
BIOS info (from a free app I located):
BIOS Type: Phoenix
BIOS Date: September 28th 1999
BIOS ID: 4W4SB0X0.15A.0015.P10.9909281445-None
BIOS OEM: 4W4SB0X0.15A.0015.P10
Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX rev 3
SuperIO: SMC 70x or 80x rev 0 at port 0370
Manufacturer: Gateway
Motherboard: WS440BX