Putting 40 gig hard drive into a 1996 PC

[Pelysma]

Don't know, but I believe the answer will be similar to the second option
above. A software solution will probably only give you the
multiple-partition solution,

Having read further this is probably not correct. The "software solution"
really means replacing the BIOS stored on the eeprom chip, after boot, with
one stored on the disk itself. Once loaded into memory, it doesn't matter
where the BIOS had been stored between uses. This seems tricky to me, since
parts of the soft BIOS relating to disk reading would have to be coupled
with parts of the firmware BIOS relating to other motherboard components.
Nevertheless, it is done and generally works.

 

[David Maynard]

Let's back up a bit.

There is no evidence that the OP "screwed up" anything. The problem is a
hardware issue common to many motherboards of the time this one was made,
caused by a design choice that seemed right at the time.

You came in a bit after the big discussion but that is what I was trying to
tell him.

 

[Pelysma]

PS, does anyone know what kind of RAM a PC of that (1996 approx) age
would take, and how much? It only had one RAM slot.

I have something of interest to you that I don't care to post publicly.
Please email me at pelysma-at-verizon.net

Thanks

 

[sbb78247]

I have something of interest to you that I don't care to post
publicly. Please email me at pelysma-at-verizon.net

Thanks

uh oh - looks like someone is trolling for gay sex - watch your back door
adrian!

 

[Pelysma]

uh oh - looks like someone is trolling for gay sex - watch your back door
adrian!

sheesh.

I don't suppose it would sound much better if I said I have a stick for him?

 

[sbb78247]

sheesh.

I don't suppose it would sound much better if I said I have a stick
for him?

not in the least