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The_Dude · 05-25-2003, 09:04 AM

I've posted recently about the weird noises coming from the pc, and in the end it was the hard drive. it was going out.

so, i'm going to replace it, but i have a problem.

i just found out that the bios on the pc has a hd limit of 17 gigs, and i'm thinkin of getting a 40-60 gig one, as OEM.

so, anyone know where i can find any of these bios limitation software that'll get past the bios limit?

bullgoose · 05-25-2003, 11:17 AM

It depends on the BIOS; you MAY bea able to flash the BIOS to upgrade it, if not, there's a way that you can "fool" some BIOS into thinking that the HD is smaller than it really is. Or you could just run 2 - 17 Gb hd's.

arch13 · 05-25-2003, 12:57 PM

maxtor has a program for their hard drives called maxblast that can install a soft bios on the boot partition to override bios limitations on hard drive size. I wouldn't recommend trying the program with other manufactureres devices, but i've seen it work many a time for maxtor oem and white label drives off pricewatch.
It will support anything up to 120gb and 7200rpm drives as well as udma 4 for most motherboards.
Just make sure your os can support the drive and this soft bios can be pretty successsfull at bypassing hardware limits.
It's actually one of the reasons i'm loyal to maxtor, and i'm rarley loyal to anyone. These babies just never fail in the graphic rendering business, unlike the four WD's one non-graphic computer went through at my house in two years.

bullgoose · 05-25-2003, 01:24 PM

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Originally posted by arch13
maxtor has a program for their hard drives called maxblast that can install a soft bios on the boot partition to override bios limitations on hard drive size. I wouldn't recommend trying the program with other manufactureres devices, but i've seen it work many a time for maxtor oem and white label drives off pricewatch.
It will support anything up to 120gb and 7200rpm drives as well as udma 4 for most motherboards.
Just make sure your os can support the drive and this soft bios can be pretty successsfull at bypassing hardware limits.
It's actually one of the reasons i'm loyal to maxtor, and i'm rarley loyal to anyone. These babies just never fail in the graphic rendering business, unlike the four WD's one non-graphic computer went through at my house in two years.

AGREED IN SPADES! I've got a Maxtor HD (or two) in every box I own, except my server; it's got a 9Gb Seagate SCSI drive I got REAL cheap; it also sounds like an F-18 winding up at boot time. I wasn't aware that MAX blast had that capability, but I never had a BIOS linitation problem either.

yotta · 05-25-2003, 03:36 PM

If you run linux, installed with a small boot partition, it will probably work fine. Linux does not use the BIOS once the kernel is loaded.

05-25-2003, 09:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	BIOS Limitation Software I've posted recently about the weird noises coming from the pc, and in the end it was the hard drive. it was going out. so, i'm going to replace it, but i have a problem. i just found out that the bios on the pc has a hd limit of 17 gigs, and i'm thinkin of getting a 40-60 gig one, as OEM. so, anyone know where i can find any of these bios limitation software that'll get past the bios limit? __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

05-25-2003, 11:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
bullgoose Insane Location: Central N.Y.	It depends on the BIOS; you MAY bea able to flash the BIOS to upgrade it, if not, there's a way that you can "fool" some BIOS into thinking that the HD is smaller than it really is. Or you could just run 2 - 17 Gb hd's. __________________ "If I had it to do all over, I'd do it all over you."

05-25-2003, 12:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
arch13 Loves my girl in thongs Location: North of Mexico, South of Canada	maxblast maxtor has a program for their hard drives called maxblast that can install a soft bios on the boot partition to override bios limitations on hard drive size. I wouldn't recommend trying the program with other manufactureres devices, but i've seen it work many a time for maxtor oem and white label drives off pricewatch. It will support anything up to 120gb and 7200rpm drives as well as udma 4 for most motherboards. Just make sure your os can support the drive and this soft bios can be pretty successsfull at bypassing hardware limits. It's actually one of the reasons i'm loyal to maxtor, and i'm rarley loyal to anyone. These babies just never fail in the graphic rendering business, unlike the four WD's one non-graphic computer went through at my house in two years. __________________ Seen on an employer evaluation: "The wheel is turning but the hamsters dead" ____________________________ Is arch13 really a porn diety ? find out after the film at 11. -Nanofever

05-25-2003, 03:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
yotta Irresponsible	If you run linux, installed with a small boot partition, it will probably work fine. Linux does not use the BIOS once the kernel is loaded. __________________ I am Jack's signature.