> > >only recognize it as 10GB or less.  How old is your 
> motherboard and what
> > >type of CPU, BIOS, etc., do you have?  You may get a good deal on a
> > >large-capacity hard drive only to find that you will have 
> to essentially
> > >get a new computer before it will work . . .
> >
> >Thanks for the tip.
> >
> >I'm running a Pentium 166Mhz, Win95.   I'll have to reboot I 
> guess to find
> >out my BIOS type.    But the whole thing is circa 95-97 
> (depending on the
> >part).
> >
> >JDG

Another alternative is to buy a Promise (or other brand) EIDE card, for
about 30 bucks. This will provide the compatibility that a newer bios would
provide.

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