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- Hard drive CD Recorder with 137GB Limit
- I have a Yamaha cdr-hd1300 that was purchased with a 80GB hard drive. The device is easily upgradeable to a larger ultra ATA hard drive, but it will only recognize 137GB. I upgraded to a 250GB hard drive and, sure enough, only 137GB is recognized. I'm new to the forum...
- Tags: Yamaha Corp., james10s@..., BIOS, bios - 137gb hard drive limitation, software, hardware, hard drive, recorder
- Discussion threads 2007-02-07
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- hard disk compatibility?
- somebody tell me that there is a hard disk compatibility constaraints, but in my experience i have not encountered one. is there really compatibility constaraints in hard disk?Yes there are HDD compatibility issues and constraints.While less of a problem than it used to be, often, different brands of hard drives...
- Tags: BIOS, RAID, hard drive
- Q&A 2004-11-30
- SATA disk not fullt recognized
- I am builing a PCAsus P5K-VM motherboard60GB PATA driv for boot 320Gb SATA2 disk for dataWhen I install XP the whole 60GB drive (57GB)But only 137GB of the 320Gb SATA drive is availableWhy and how do I fix thisbios updatescheck to make sure that you have the latest bios...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, jam_pi@..., BIOS, Serial ATA
- Discussion threads 2007-10-16
- Can 250GB hard disk work with my P3?
- I was wondering if someone could give me a specific answer to this. I can't find any tool that could directly test the compatibility and I don't know anyone who could lend me a 250GB hard disk to test.Anyway, I want to buy a 250GB hard disk for back-up and...
- Tags: BIOS, DVD, Consumer electronics, Microsoft Windows XP, up_in_hair@..., Int, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2007-09-28
- How can I get Windows XP to give me more than 137GB of memory on my master
- How can I get Windows XP to give me more than 137GB of memory on my master HDD? Here is my situation. I’m running Win XP with SP2. I have two HDD’s. The master and the secondary are both 400GB in size. The secondary...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, nelson1999@..., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2
- Discussion threads 2007-08-27
- Hard Drive problems
- I'm trying to install XP pro and it's sayin the my hard drive is half its size.(Usual size is 300GB) I've tried partition magic on both windows and mini pe, checked my bios which recognises the full size of my hard driveand tried loads of other partition programs. I've tried...
- Tags: Construction, jen_a_sharp@..., window, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2007-08-01
- Hard Drive Not seen by the BIOS
- I have connected my USB external hard drive to the computer but the BIOS doesn't see it although the power flows in it. I even tried with different computers but still the same, I had vey important data on it.What do you mean by "not seen" by the BIOSHere are...
- Tags: yann2theb@..., BIOS, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2007-11-10
- w2k only recognizes 128gb of 300gb sata hard drive
- I bought a 320gb Maxtor SATA II/300 to use for data only. My first SATA experience. I used fdisk to make 5 partitions using percentages and it shows each partition at correct capacity. BIOS recognizes full 320gb capacity. Windows 2000 pro service pack 4 disk management only recognizes it...
- Tags: Serial ATA, 37toms56, W2k ONLY, Microsoft Windows 2000, hard drive, Intel Corp., BIOS
- Discussion threads 2007-09-18
- Hard Drive detection in System bios Dell Inspiron 8600
- I was getting an error message on start up saying my hard drive was not detected. I bought a new hard, same manufacturer, Hitachi. Larger size, 160 GB VS 80 GB. I replaced the hard drive and nowo the systen bios does not see the new Hard...
- Tags: leebarroll@..., hard drive
- Discussion threads 2007-06-30
- Dell dimension 2400 doesnt recognise the hard drive
- This computer never used to start at all and recently it will start but keeps saying it cant detect the hard drive in the bios,changed the ide cables many times and tried different hard drives with operating systems but still tells me no primay master detected.tried plugging my hard drive...
- Tags: BIOS, ompza@..., Dell Computer Corp., Dell Dimension, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2007-08-11
- Hard Drive Problems (Hitachi Deskstar 120GXP)
- I purchased a 120GB Hard Disk Drive HDD some time ago and installed it as a secondary HDD for my 733 MHZ Packard Bell computer running Windows ME. The BIOS would only let me format 31.4GB.The HDD worked quite well apart from the limitation. H
- Tags: BIOS, deskstar 120gxp, disk drive, GB Drive, hard disk drive, hard drive, hardware, hdd, Hitachi Ltd., mail@..., windows, xp
- Discussion threads 2006-11-02
- Using Unknown Flash in BIOS
- I have a M7VIG 400 Motherboard, with Phoenix-AwardBIOS v6.00PGAfter changing my Hard Drive from 40Gb to 160Gb, I had read that some motherbboards cant accomodate Hard Drives over 137Gb; which is way I sought out the BIOS upgrade to allow my motherboard to accomodate a HD larger than 137Gb. ...
- Tags: BIOS, hard drive, hardware, motherboard, software, zeus709
- Discussion threads 2007-02-27
- Dell dimension 2400 doesnt recognise the hard drive
- This computer never used to start at all and recently it will start but keeps saying it cant detect the hard drive in the bios,changed the ide cables many times and tried different hard drives with operating systems but still tells me no primay master detected.tried plugging my hard drive...
- Tags: BIOS, ompza@..., Dell Dimension, Dell Computer Corp., hard drive, jumper
- Discussion threads 2007-08-11
- 2.5 *terabyte* hot-swap storage -- for $730
- YOU WOULD HAVE TO SEE THE REAL BIOS IN A COMPUTERIn the real BIOS of the computer the hard drive byte size could be adjustable.There is probably an entire section on the hard drive in this BIOS.You could adjust Byte voltage and frequency for example.I see the Award,Amibios,Phoenix,even the manufacturer's...
- Tags: BALTHOR, storage, BIOS, computer
- Discussion threads 2007-04-30
- Windows 98
- Hi, I've just installed a new hard drive with Windows 98 on it on my PC. The hard drive is 20Gb but only 2Gb is showing for the C:. There is only the one partition and I performed a clean installation. Any idea what happened to the rest of the...
- Tags: BIOS, Gurps, hard drive, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 98
- Q&A 2004-10-10
- xp installation cannot find my sata hard drive
- I have a asus p5b deluxe and a hitach 320 gb deskstar sata. when i try to install xp pro on that drive it says no hard drives foundTry Checking BIOS!Try checking for option "Native SATA Support" in your BIOS. If available try disabling it and then booting from XP...
- Tags: Serial ATA, oliveira1972@..., hard drive, BIOS
- Discussion threads 2007-04-22
- Bios how to add a hard drive
- I am new to bios and i can't seem to figure it out on my own and i don't want to take my computer in and spend $100 so could someone please direct me on how to add a hard drive and cd drive in bios? thanks
- Tags: systemxautococker@..., BIOS, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2007-05-30
- Bypassing password on hard drive
- I have installed a hard drive on my laptop. It has a password on it I am unable to access the drive how do I get around this. My c: drive is almost full I need the space.Say what?You put a new hard drive on your laptop? And your old...
- Tags: BIOS, feedback, hard drive, hardware, jacro07@..., password
- Discussion threads 2006-10-11
- bios
- when i go bios change ide to user then boot no hdd thats fine go back to bios set to auto finds it sometimes as maxtor. It keeps renaming the hard drive to Laxnter in the biosWhat type is the actual hard drive itself??how old is the bios??if it...
- Tags: BIOS, hard drive
- Q&A 2005-05-05
- Would like to upgrade hard drive
- Hello,I would like to upgrade my hard drive and I was told that I need and IDE hard drive. What is IDE? Also how do you get your BIOs to auto-detect the new hard drive? Thanks,Leaundrae ShepherdIDE Integrated Drive Electronics is a standard electronic interface used between a computer motherboard's...
- Tags: Development tools, hard drive, IDE, BIOS
- Q&A 2005-09-13
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