Posted by DAN on December 24, 19100 at 13:36:19:
In Reply to: replacing hdd posted by tom on December 21, 19100 at 13:21:09:
DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PREMIA IS BUT THE 540 MEG SUGGEST YOUR COMPUTER IS AT LEAST 5 YEAS OLD,,
TO GO TO THE LARGER HD YOUR COMPUTER MUST RUN WIN
98 SECOND EDDITION AND HAVE A BIOS UNDER A YEAR OLD,,I DO NOT BELIEVE A BIOS UPGRADE WILL BE AVALABLE FOR THAT OLDER MOTHER BOARD,,THINK YOU ARE LOOKING AT REPLACING THE MOTHER BOARD ALSO,,
MOST NEW MOTHER BOARDS ARE [ATX] YOUR OLSER BOARD MOST LIKELY IS [ATX] SO NOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT REPLACNG THE CASE ALSO,,
I DO NOT THINK THIS CAN BE DONE TO THE OLDER BOARD EVEN WITH SOFT WARE OVER LAW [EZBIOS,,
AS THE PRESENT BIOS MUST [SEE] THE HARD DRIVE B4 THE EZBIOS WILL WORK..
DAN
: Is it possible to fit a 30-40gb ide hdd in an AST Premmia GX P/90.
: IT CURRENTLY HOUSES A 540MB HDD.
: All sorts of conflicting reports thus far, If I can't what is the largest HDD I could put in?
: I would be grateful if anyone can help
: Thanks
: Tom