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Tony Sivori  
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 More options Aug 17 2004, 3:44 pm
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From: Tony Sivori <TonySivoriMSWO...@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 15:44:14 -0400
Local: Tues, Aug 17 2004 3:44 pm
Subject: Re: Can I Add a New HD as a Fifth IDE Device?
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Bill Unruh wrote:
> Tony Sivori <TonySivoriMSWO...@yahoo.com> writes:

> ]Because many BIOSes won't handle drives larger than 137 GB. And I was
> ]under the impression that some brands were bundling PCI cards with the
> ]drives. Probably, it is cheaper than getting the drive returned as
> ]"defective".

> ?? The controller and the bios are two different things. if the bios
> cannot handle greater than 137GB then what has the controller to do with
> it? you need to update your bios not your controller.

That would often be the solution, but not always. An accessory PCI
controller card is a popular way to get around an older bios/cmos that
cannot be updated or an OS than cannot see hard drives larger than 137 GB.
Google a little and you'll see what I mean. Perhaps the cards contain
their own bios.

My only question was will it still work if the native IDE channels are all
in use. My guess would be "yes", but I like to get advice and confirmation
before I spend money.

--
Tony Sivori


 
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