There have been several postings from people with issues with the Maxtor
drives you refer to. I suggest you do a google / search this news group and
check the issues you have against what you find. I have read that Maxtor has
released a firmware update for the drive.
See:
http://www.howtofixcomputers.com/bb/sutra432837.html
Asus usually does not include much if any detail on the fixes in the bios
files. Whatever you do, do not use the Windows utility - especially if the
system is unstable. Check the instructions at the Asus web site and your
manual before proceeding.
- Tim
"Phil" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> This A8N-E is my first ASUS board and I notice they've started to post
> beta BIOS updates. As I'm having problems with a Maxtor DiamondMax 10 SATA
> drive I'd thought I'd try the beta BIOS. However, although I can get to
> the download fine, I can't find any info at all about the changes in the
> BIOS. Anyone point me to the correct place to find info on what's actually
> changed with each beta BIOS?
>
> Thanks.