120GB: 03/10/1999-i440BX-ITE867-2A69KV3IC-00

BIOS update, EIDE card, or overlay software? (FAQ Hard disk recognition)
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phatfish
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Hi, i have this board, with the BIOS in the topic.

http://www.pcpartner.com/support/bios/i440.htm#440bx
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There is a BIOS update on the site, but i have a feeling it wont let me run a 120gig drive. The upgrade on the site appears to be from around 00/01.

I'm looking to buy a new 120gig HDD (or maybe larger if i can) to run with it so it would be good to know if one will work :)

Sorry to be a bit vauge about what is currently working with this board/BIOS, but the motherboard is all i have atm, i need to get a case+RAM still. So if anyone knows whether larger drives will work it would be very helpful.

Thanks
ajzchips
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IIRC, the latest BIOS update supports large HDDs correctly.
phatfish
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great thanks, ill give it a try :)
PGM
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If BIOS update doesn´t remove size limitation, you can install a PCI to IDE card and connect hard disks to this controller.
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