[TechAssist] Re: Computer help.
- From: "Armando Guerra" <birdie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 06:16:01 -0700
I went to the link you mention here and I think that this may help in
getting the mb to accept the new hd.Thanks
Mando
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Lessard" <mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:49 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Computer help.
> 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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