N niceguyca Mar 19, 2007 #1 i have a p3 500 and just got a 250 gig hard drive but only reads 120 gig just wonder if i have to flash or have to flash bios
i have a p3 500 and just got a 250 gig hard drive but only reads 120 gig just wonder if i have to flash or have to flash bios
tipstir Posts: 2,884 +212 Mar 19, 2007 #2 Might have a BIOS limit LBA? You might have to partition that drive as two 120GBs instead.. Is this going to be the MASTER with OS/Programs or SLAVE?
Might have a BIOS limit LBA? You might have to partition that drive as two 120GBs instead.. Is this going to be the MASTER with OS/Programs or SLAVE?
D DelJo63 Mar 19, 2007 #3 good call tipstir. fyi: there's a limit on HD sizes that can be read easily ... < 137 GB. to go bigger than that, yoiu need TWO changes: 1) the bios must be set to support LBA and 2) there's an MS article on the registry fix
good call tipstir. fyi: there's a limit on HD sizes that can be read easily ... < 137 GB. to go bigger than that, yoiu need TWO changes: 1) the bios must be set to support LBA and 2) there's an MS article on the registry fix
Quantex_rox Posts: 121 +0 Oct 26, 2007 #4 On my p3 667, i got 2 80 gigs for it, and it only saw them as 32 in the bios, and as 80 gig in WinXP, so i flashed the bios, and now it sees them as full 80 gigs in the bios and in windows.
On my p3 667, i got 2 80 gigs for it, and it only saw them as 32 in the bios, and as 80 gig in WinXP, so i flashed the bios, and now it sees them as full 80 gigs in the bios and in windows.