On Thu, 16 Nov 2000 19:09:24 +0000, Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thomas Mueller wrote:
> The old BIOS won't recognize any HD over 504MB... so my old
> 2.5GB drive is formatted as a 504MB drive. What a waste! Yet...
> it would be even more of a waste sitting on a closet shelf.
> Alas! The BIOS also won't allow a 2.5GB formatted as a 504MB
> to be bootable. It can only be a second drive, but there's no
> room for a second drive in the case! :-/
Most HD manufacturers will provide a free "overlay" program to allow a
huge hard drive to be recognized by an older BIOS. I am using such an
overlay program on my 386sx 33. Check out your HD manufacturer's website
or consult a computer dealer. I got my overlay program free from my
computer dealer who sold me the hard drive. He likes to have satisfied
customers like me.
All the best,
Sam Heywood
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