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Default New HDD for IBM 300GL - 02-15-2005 , 09:21 PM






I have a 300GL into which I would like to install a larger hard drive.
But when I connect it the BIOS says that drive 0 is "Not installed".
Its a Seagate 180 MB, is it possible the drive is larger than
supported? Where can I find more info about what my motherboard
supports? I've checked the obvious things like the IDE connection, the
power, the master/slave jumper. Any other ideas? Thanks.


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Default Re: New HDD for IBM 300GL - 02-15-2005 , 10:19 PM






Previously RG <gorsuchr (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:
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I have a 300GL into which I would like to install a larger hard drive.
But when I connect it the BIOS says that drive 0 is "Not installed".
Its a Seagate 180 MB, is it possible the drive is larger than
supported? Where can I find more info about what my motherboard
supports? I've checked the obvious things like the IDE connection, the
power, the master/slave jumper. Any other ideas? Thanks.
Check for BIOS updates. Drive size limits on mainboards are not
a hardware problem. You can also get a IDE contoller, like
the promise 100tx2. They bring their own BIOS. The 100tx2 supports
LBA48, i.e. some exabytes or so.

Arno


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