[SGVLUG] Interesting Problem (1tb drive showing up as 80GB)

[Charles Wyble]

Emerson, Tom (*IC) wrote:
>> -----Original Message----- Of Charles Wyble
>>
>> Any ideas? Do I need to upgrade my bios to support 1TB drives?
>>     
>
> I presume you've used the "auto" setting in your BIOS, but if the drives
> you had previously were indeed only 80GB, there is the possibility that
> they've been "set" to that instead of "auto" [worth checking, of course
> ;) ]
>   

Well the previous drives were 500GB. :)

Yes I am using the Auto setting.
> I also recall that some BIOSes had a "custom" setting where you could
> hand-code the sides/cylindars/sectors manually to get capacities that it
> doesn't detect automatically.
>   

Well.... in 1992 I would have expected to need to do that. But on a 
modern system?



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