JLo wrote:
> I am running windows 98 SE and I just bought another hard drive with
> 160GB. I am using it as extra storage and it is my secondary Slave.
> It is installed but when I check it on my computer it says the drive
> only has 33.1GB. How can I change it so windows reconizes the who
> 160GB ?
>
> My Master drive only has 3.1 GB.
> Also, if I need to DL an update for my windows, can u please tell
> me where I would go, I checked at microsoft and they dont have
> anything for windows 98 that will help me with this.
Shenan Stanley wrote:
> It sounds like your computer may be so old it cannot utilize the
> drive to its full potential.
>
> In your Computer's BIOS - what size does the drive show up as?
> (Before Windows or any other OS ever loads.)
Jolene wrote:
> I think its the same, 33.1 GB. Someone had told me there is a way to
> change the drive size, do u know how?
The only options for you - since the hardware will not recognize the
hardware - is:
- BIOS upgrade (if available from manufacturer)
- new system/motherboard
- IDE expansion card with its own BIOS
- Use the software that should have come with the hard drive
(or can be downloaded from the manufacturer) to fool your computer
into using the entire space.
What I am saying is that if your system BIOS does not see a drive of this
size, you will have to upgrade the hardware in some way OR you will have to
chance using the software that fools your computer (really configures it
with software instead of hardware) into seeing the entire drive. Which is
best for you depends on your situation and skill level - if you want to go
the software route and don't know where to go from here - what is the name
brand of your hard drive?
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