johnyx99 wrote:

Well I have just 4 options: 1. Master or single drive 2. Drive is a slave 3. Master with a non-ATA-compactible slave 4. Enable c […]
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Well I have just 4 options:
1. Master or single drive
2. Drive is a slave
3. Master with a non-ATA-compactible slave
4. Enable cable select

I choose option 1 for my HDD. I can try 3rd option.

And I forgot BIOS detect that HDD automatically.

Could you please tell us what really it detects? Especially the reported size? Detecting and giving the name and brand correctly does not mean that it is being detected correctly. A socket 7 mobo with 8GB limit (yes, it is possible) was detecting my 20GB disks seemingly perfectly, without any glitch or error...with only one problem: it was thinking them as 8GB drives, and rendering them completely unusable to any software.

Model ST320014A
16.383CYL/16HDS/63SECT/39.102.336 LBA

So according images it looks like I can’t use this HDD for install win. Bcse it’s 20GB. What if I’ll do partition for 6GB and rest will be unallocated space?

wow, that pentium board is bound by the 8.4gb limit. OUCH. As a bit of history lesson, hard drive sizes were limited at 540MB, 8.4gb, 32gb, 137gb, 2tb. You defiantly need to update the bios. it will ate LEAST let you go up to 32gb.

Well I can do that but I will need help with that, bcse I never update bios on old motherboards.

The process hasn't changed, as long as you find the correct version. if you have done it on a modern computer this one will be no different. 95% of the time the bios file comes with detailed instructions anyway.

Well everything what I found is some kind *.bin file and no instructions. From this web site http://motherboards.mbarron.net/models/pcchips/m519.htm

OK guy, Windows 95 is almost installed... I know I was PAIN IN THE ASS and THANK ALL OF YOU VERY MUCH FOR HELP!
Solution was some boot floppy disk B type and HDD formatted for 6GB.

luckybob wrote:

As a bit of history lesson, hard drive sizes were limited at 540MB, 8.4gb, 32gb, 137gb, 2tb. You defiantly need to update the bios. it will ate LEAST let you go up to 32gb.

There is no BIOS barrier at 32 GB – or at least, not a common one.
http://www.dewassoc.com/kbase/hard_drives/har … ze_barriers.htm

Buy on eBay Promise Ultra100 controller and disable the IDE on the board and you will have no issues and support for bigger HDD. Also promise SATA controller works on old systems.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Promise-Ultra100-TX2- … =item3ccf723e98

Jorpho wrote:

luckybob wrote:

As a bit of history lesson, hard drive sizes were limited at 540MB, 8.4gb, 32gb, 137gb, 2tb. You defiantly need to update the bios. it will ate LEAST let you go up to 32gb.

There is no BIOS barrier at 32 GB – or at least, not a common one.
http://www.dewassoc.com/kbase/hard_drives/har … ze_barriers.htm

Thanks for this link, finally I understand some problems I had with hdd above 33.8 GB in a AWARD BIOS mobo, I was misleaded by the feature on some hdd to set them to 32GB.

Well, he could check this by just unplugging the hdd, if it detects a cd-rom drive afterwards.
As for the other commands, they do not work, since it didn't mounted the cd-rom drive.
If c has no valid file system the error messages are perfectly normal.
if a has no format or fdisk tool, the error messages are perfectly normal.

So according to your screenshots it seems to work fine.

I'd recommend to use a bootdisk with sys, format and fdisk, mscdex and a suitable cd-rom driver. Transfer ms-dos 7 from the disk to the hdd and mount the cd-rom drive.

johnyx99 wrote:

Well everything what I found is some kind *.bin file and no instructions. From this web site http://motherboards.mbarron.net/models/pcchips/m519.htm

It's nice to hear that you solved your problem.

If you believe that you found the correct BIOS update, (i.e. the one which is latest available and specificly for your own mobo brand/model/version), just look instructions to update your BIOS brand (AMI, Award, etc.) from the net. There are really detailed and conprehensive how-to guides all around.

I can give you instructions about updating a 1995 AMI (I just updated a PCChips M560 a couple of days ago, for the same 8GB limit problem), but I'm quite rusty about other brands at the moment.

Didn't someone write a "universal" flashing utility at some point? I thought it was called AFLASH, but a Google search just brings up a bunch of links to Asus.

Jorpho wrote:

Didn't someone write a "universal" flashing utility at some point? I thought it was called AFLASH, but a Google search just brings up a bunch of links to Asus.

UniFlash

5u3 wrote:

UniFlash

I believe it's half abondoned. And probably a little bir more risky when compared to BIOS brand (and era) specific flashers.

Hi guys. Its me again. After one week my HDD is gone and i have to install win95 again. Now i know how to install it but i have one problem. Well one question. Is there any way how to install win95 from HDD? Without CD-ROM? That question is just bcse now I have good bootable floppy but i think my CD rom si gone or IDE cables or IDE "socket" simply because i have CDR 101 all the time. And already spend too much on that PC and I think my boss wont let me buy new CD ROM and there is another things.... So any of you have solution for this? Thanks.

johnyx99 wrote:

Hi guys. Its me again. After one week my HDD is gone and i have to install win95 again. Now i know how to install it but i have one problem. Well one question. Is there any way how to install win95 from HDD? Without CD-ROM? That question is just bcse now I have good bootable floppy but i think my CD rom si gone or IDE cables or IDE "socket" simply because i have CDR 101 all the time. And already spend too much on that PC and I think my boss wont let me buy new CD ROM and there is another things.... So any of you have solution for this? Thanks.

Copy Windows 95 CDROM contents (just "WIN95" directory is enough) to your HDD, and run "setup.exe".

That's all!... 😁

Are you sure? Bcse I already tried that and I got error. Something like wrong path... But please don't forget I have to copy that content on other PC.

100%. I did it hundreds of times in the long past, about 4 times in the last two years... 😁

I always install my Windows OSs from HDD.

I ALWAYS install 95 and 98 from the hard drive. I copy everything to a directory labeled CABS (name doesn't matter), and install from there. That way I never have to dick around with the cd later if I change monitors or anything else trivial. I also tend to change the name of the windows directory (during install) to winblows, but that's something else entirely.