Can my 486DX/2 mobo handle a 4.3GB Hardrive?

[jadison]

I have a 486DX/2 based mobo w/a 178MB Hardrive in it right now, I'd like to get atleast a 4.3 GB HD, can the mobo take it

What's the max this mobo can take?

jadison

[Target]

Some will be able to use/recognize it, others may not. Depends on the bios.

You could always use one of the hard-disk utils that come from major manufactuers (Western Digital, Maxtor, etc.) to trick your bios into using the whole drive if the bios does not support drives that large.

[wyvrn]

Most likely you will have to make 2 partitions of around 2.1 GB, as most 486 bios can see up to that range. Then you have two drive letters (one for backup/applications/mp3s/whatever) and lose only 100 Mb or so.