Re: [COMP] help 13 gig hdd

> Hello All,
> I have just installed a 13 gig hard drive in my Pentium 200mhz pc, I
went
> into the cmos selected auto detect hdd so that I can configure my pc
to
> detect an install my new drive.
>
> The largest my cmos cam up with was 8.xx fig. Is Pentium too old to
detect a
> 13 gig hard drive?

Hi,

I once had this too.. same numbers. It turned out that my (Intel!!!)
motherboard couldnt handle it. If I had bought a cheap Korean one then,
I could have done it, but now...
Anyway, I downgraded the disk (ie got a replacement). I dont know if
there is a solution (apart from changing the mobo)


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