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Controller that allows drives over 137gb limit??
I have an ASUS motherboard with an AMD Athlon 2000. It's around four years
old, and it has W2k installed. I would like to install a larger hard drive than the 137gb limit, perhaps a 250gb to 300gb, but I don't want to partition it into smaller segments. I know that normally an older motherboard has it's size limits unless you find a BIOS upgrade, but I also know that some companies will come out with devices that will allow a computer to do things that normally could not be exceeded or done. Is there some type of controller card available that can be plugged into a PCI slot that allows a larger drive to be used beyond the 137gb limit without partitioning? Thanks. |
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John Barrington wrote:
I have an ASUS motherboard with an AMD Athlon 2000. It's around four years old, and it has W2k installed. I would like to install a larger hard drive than the 137gb limit, perhaps a 250gb to 300gb, but I don't want to partition it into smaller segments. I know that normally an older motherboard has it's size limits unless you find a BIOS upgrade, but I also know that some companies will come out with devices that will allow a computer to do things that normally could not be exceeded or done. Is there some type of controller card available that can be plugged into a PCI slot that allows a larger drive to be used beyond the 137gb limit without partitioning? Controller cards: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...price&sort=asc You will need Windows 2000 SP3 installed, as well as the following: http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;305098 |
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"John Barrington" jbarrington at comcast dot net wrote in message ...
I have an ASUS motherboard with an AMD Athlon 2000. It's around four years old, and it has W2k installed. I would like to install a larger hard drive than the 137gb limit, perhaps a 250gb to 300gb, but I don't want to partition it into smaller segments. You can get a Promise or SIIG PCI controller card, anywhere from $15-$50. I don't know about SIIG, but Promise cards include driver software to add 137G support to Windows, even versions as old as 98. www.esupport.com sells BIOS upgrades, normally about $50, but if you purchase by e-mail they're only $25. |
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On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 08:18:56 -0400, "John Barrington" jbarrington at
comcast dot net wrote: I would like to install a larger hard drive than the 137gb limit, perhaps a 250gb to 300gb, but I don't want to partition it into smaller segments. I know that normally an older motherboard has it's size limits unless you find a BIOS upgrade, but I also know that some companies will come out with devices that will allow a computer to do things that normally could not be exceeded or done. Have you yet to check the Asus website whether they are having any BIOS upgrade that might overcome this HD size limit ? -- WebWalker |
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