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bill1971
06-24-2001, 12:20 PM
How large a HDD can a new Award BIOS "see"
before I have to resort to overlay software?
(Specifically an Asus A7M266 mobo).
Thanks.
S.D.Willie
06-24-2001, 03:28 PM
i would contact asus to make sure.

SD
dragonB
06-24-2001, 08:29 PM
I would say big enough that you don't have to worry about it..(i.e. <80 gig)
newer mobos, and bios don't seem to have any of the old limitations(2gig, 8gig, etc)
dragonB
bill1971
06-26-2001, 06:39 AM
Thanks,the 61.4GB IBM partitioned and formatted fine,but why during this time did
I only have,(from the outset,before P&F),
58,994MB to "manipulate"?
I can see losing some MB's due to formatting,etc.,but losing 1.4GB seems
excessive.
Thanks for your input.
Fingers
06-26-2001, 06:54 AM
The reduced drive capacity is perfectly normal.

http://www.westerndigital.com/service/FAQ/general.html#capacity