Re: Large IDE disk / old BIOS

Brian Reichert <[email protected]> Fri, 6 Feb 2004 14:56:10 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.os.freebsd.configuration
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On Fri, Feb 06, 2004 at 05:14:17PM -0200, Marcelo Souza wrote:
> 	Machine: Pentium MMX 233Mhz, BIOS from 1997, hanging to recognize
> the 120GB IDE disk.
> 	I had to close that 32GB limit jumper on disk, to continue
> the boot.

Upgrade your BIOS?  It's feasbale, but hard, for older motherboards...

> 
> TIA,
> 
> - Marcelo
> 
> 
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