psychson Posted June 17, 2005 Posted June 17, 2005 How do I know how if a computer can take a 10GB HD or a 100GB HD ? I ask because I was told by my computer manufacturer that the heOS will recognize the HD up to some size, and that's probably why I am having trouble putting a new HD. In this case also, they told me that BIOS update is not availbale for my computer. So, before I go buying a new HD what should I know first ? Thanks! Quote
FPCH Admin AWS Posted June 17, 2005 FPCH Admin Posted June 17, 2005 If your computer is older than 5 years then it probably won't utilize any of the newer bigger hard drives. The bios will recognize the disk it just will be a smaller size. If this is s newer computer then it will recognize and use a disk of any size. Quote Off Topic Forum - Unlike the Rest
phreakwars Posted June 18, 2005 Posted June 18, 2005 Some drives however do come with a SoftBIOS utility (Seagate if I remember correctly) that will allow your PC to recognise a bigger size drive without using its own BIOS. I haven't had to do anything like this is in YEARS so I don't recall the specifics. But for what its worth, if the machine is THAT old, I'd go with a drive that WILL work on it instead (usually 40-60 gigs on most older machines is the CAP). There really is no point in buying a massive storage drive on an older machine... they never run to there full potential. . . Quote
FPCH Admin AWS Posted June 19, 2005 FPCH Admin Posted June 19, 2005 One other thing to keep in mind. Windows XP with no service pack installed will only utilize a drive 137 gigs in size. SP fixes the problem. Quote Off Topic Forum - Unlike the Rest
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