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MicroStar 6183 motherboard HD max size?
I have a Tiny PC with a MS-6183 version 1 motherboard running Windows
XP Pro. The hard drive is 17gig, and I want to fit a bigger drive. The MicroStar website does not know this model motherboard, so does anyone know what max size can be fitted? I would like to fit a 200 gig if possible, so advice would be welcome before I buy a new drive. Thanks David |
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David wrote:
I have a Tiny PC with a MS-6183 version 1 motherboard running Windows XP Pro. The hard drive is 17gig, and I want to fit a bigger drive. The MicroStar website does not know this model motherboard, so does anyone know what max size can be fitted? I would like to fit a 200 gig if possible, so advice would be welcome before I buy a new drive. Thanks David http://www.msi.com.tw/program/produc...il.php?UID=119 I don't see the issue mentioned but since the last BIOS update is 2000-3-30, and it's an 810(e) chipset, I'd say you're likely to have problems with drives over 137 Gig. |
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David Maynard wrote in message ...
David wrote: I have a Tiny PC with a MS-6183 version 1 motherboard running Windows XP Pro. The hard drive is 17gig, and I want to fit a bigger drive. The MicroStar website does not know this model motherboard, so does anyone know what max size can be fitted? I would like to fit a 200 gig if possible, so advice would be welcome before I buy a new drive. Thanks David http://www.msi.com.tw/program/produc...il.php?UID=119 I don't see the issue mentioned but since the last BIOS update is 2000-3-30, and it's an 810(e) chipset, I'd say you're likely to have problems with drives over 137 Gig. Thanks for the info. I have seen other comments about a possible 137 gig limit, so I am going for a 120 gig to be safe (hopefully !!) David |
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You're sure about that MicroStar? As I've seen that Matsonic uses about that
same numbering scheme for their motherboards.... (MS-6137 ....) -- Tumppi Reply to group ================================================= Most learned on nntp://news.mircosoft.com Helsinki, Finland (remove _NOSPAM) (translations from FI/SE not always accurate) ================================================= "David" kirjoitti viestissä m... I have a Tiny PC with a MS-6183 version 1 motherboard running Windows XP Pro. The hard drive is 17gig, and I want to fit a bigger drive. The MicroStar website does not know this model motherboard, so does anyone know what max size can be fitted? I would like to fit a 200 gig if possible, so advice would be welcome before I buy a new drive. Thanks David |
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"Thomas Wendell" wrote in message ...
You're sure about that MicroStar? As I've seen that Matsonic uses about that same numbering scheme for their motherboards.... (MS-6137 ....) -- Tumppi Reply to group ================================================= Most learned on nntp://news.mircosoft.com Helsinki, Finland (remove _NOSPAM) (translations from FI/SE not always accurate) ================================================= "David" kirjoitti viestissä m... I have a Tiny PC with a MS-6183 version 1 motherboard running Windows XP Pro. The hard drive is 17gig, and I want to fit a bigger drive. The MicroStar website does not know this model motherboard, so does anyone know what max size can be fitted? I would like to fit a 200 gig if possible, so advice would be welcome before I buy a new drive. Thanks David Yes, it is a Microstar 6183 for certain. I installed a 120Gb Maxtor and found that the BIOS autodetected only 32Gb, so I went to the Maxtor website and read about the problem in their Knowledgebase. The answer it seemed was to use their Maxblast utility to install and format the new drive. I downloaded and ran Maxblast, and it produced a boot floppy which is then used to do all the work for you, as long as you follow their instructions. The BIOS HD autodetect still gives much less than the correct size, but the full 120Gb is visible with "My Computer" and "Windows Explorer", so I now run a 20Gb WinXP partition and 100Gb storage partition. David |
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