I revisited this and it is related to the SIIG SC-4012 IDE controller. Is there a way to program a newer firmware on this specific controller?

This is the desktop XL. The machine is in the original chassis, I de-soldered and soldered a replacement battery (interchangeable now). I got this machine from a co-worker, it sat in his attic for the last 20 years. I cleaned it up, everything is original except for the onboard battery replacement. …

This is the first time posting, I have a Compaq xl 450 with 48MB of RAM and a Pentium overdrive 83mhz with a maxtor 4.3GB hard drive. Everytime the machine boots up I have to hit F1 to resume. I replaced the onboard lithium battery and if I run the Compaq configuration disks it saves the time now …