IBM 390E bios for bigger HD drives

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Newbie60
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I want to put a bigger HD in my 390E, have checked with IBM and they say BIOS will only support to 10G. Available drives start from 40G.
Does anyone know if this Bios will recognise a 40G drive? Are there any other BIOSsuitable to upgrade to?
Have seached this site and general Google search but not found any details.
DanceMan
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My 390E took a 40G Samsung 5400rpm without a problem. I'd have to search notes to find the bios version; the notebook has since died. It didn't have the latest bios, though. I couldn't flash it because the floppy wasn't working.
so many parts, so little time.....
Newbie60
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Thanks for your prompt reply Danceman. Bought a Seagate 40G drive and hey presto it was recogised and works perfectly!! One happy camper!!
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