On Mar 28, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Andre... what we're trying to figure out if there is a way to this
> *TRANSIENTLY*, so that a reset will set it back to the old value.
>
> However, if plugging in manual values in the BIOS works then that's
> probably the recommended way, unless there really is an easy way to work
> around.
this does _NOT_ work at least for my DFI K6BV3+ bios dated 08/05/99
(still the most recent one when I checked their web page 2+ weeks ago).
from german DFI support I got a bios version 12/xx/99 (can't remmeber exactly)
which is ok for 40GB disks, and I haven't found any new problems
with that version yet (cross fingers;).
>
> Remember... most hardware/firmware is broken. Part of what makes a good
> OS is to work with broken hardware without sacrificing working with
> properly working hardware. God knows I've messed lots with BIOS bugs.
>
> -hpa
>
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