[TechAssist] Re: Computer help.
- From: "David Lessard" <mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:49:04 -0500
BIOS on older motherboard can't recognize hard drives bigger then 540MB. You
need to setup the 6GB hard drive using DDO (dynamic drive overlay) software
from Western Digital (I believe its called EZ-Drive) which will allow you to
use this larger hard drive on the older motherboard. Here's a link to help
you:
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/bios/overDDO-c.html
David Lessard
mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Alexandria, Ontario, Canada
----- Original Message -----
From: armando guerra <birdie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 7:58 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Computer help.
> My neighbor has an older computer with win 95,1.2gig hd and its just
> about full.She likes this computer alot because its easy to run,compared
> to win xp and others.I am not a computer savey guy so I would apreciate
> some help.Her hd is just about full.She uses the computer for small
> stuff i,e, email and navigating the internet.Here is where I need some
> help.Her daughter gave her a 6 gig hd (somebody told her that was the
> max she could use)because of the age of the comp.Its a new western
> digital brand of hd.There is no paper work with the hd at all.I
> installed it last night as a slave (I did move the jumpers to slave
> position) and when I put it all together,it boots up but It never brings
> up the win 95.
> It just sits there and say"s "wait" for the longest time and stay's
> there.I can restart it again and it does the same thing,just say's
> wait.I thing that the bios is not seeing the new hd but don't know.Like
> I say,don't know much about computers.I am i missing some software that
> comes along with the new hd or what?If I disconnect the new hd and just
> use the old one,everything goes back to normal.loads win 95 and all is
> ok.Can I go to the western digital website and dnload something that
> will help in installing this new hd?I would apreciate all the help that
> I can get from you computer smart guy's and gal's.Thanks.
> Mando
> AZ
> PS Is there a website that I can go to where I can learn more about
> upgrading a computer?
>
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