Hi Gerald, there are BIOS extension cards to be plugged into a free ISA slot. They contain a ROM with some kind of patch for the BIOS to overcome the limitation to 8.4 GB.
Regards Joerg On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 08:45:32 +0000, "Edenyard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can anyone set me straight on the situation regarding large HDs and > (early) BIOS limitations? I seem to remember a limit of 8.4Gb for 486 > and early 586 BIOSes, but does that mean that HDs > 8.4Gb won't work at > all on these motherboards, or will the space above 8.4Gb just be > unreachable? I know that one can get special drivers to overcome the > limit, but this is going to be for Linux mainly, so the possibility of > using a DOS driver doesn't exist. > The problem is that I need a new HD and all I see for sale these days > seem to start at around 20Gb. I don't mind buying 20Gb so long as I know > that I can use 8.4Gb of it! Any clues or enlightenment, as always, > very welcome - thanks! > Gerald. -- Arachne V1.70, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
