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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / Disks / File System / June 2004Hard Drive Replacement
MY HD is damaged and I need to replace it in a Win 98 machine. Does anyone know what hard drives I can buy that would replace a Samsung SV0844A hard drive and be compatible with what is in the computer already? I can go for more than the original 8.4G , but compatibility is the question. I'll stay small if need be. > MY HD is damaged and I need to replace it in a Win 98 machine. Does anyone know what hard drives I can buy that would replace a Samsung SV0844A hard drive and be compatible with what is in the computer already? I can go for more than the original 8.4G , but compatibility is the question. I'll stay small if need be. that's a matter of what the bios can handle how old is your machine? when it boots up you should get a message listing the bios type Bios says version 4.51PG > Bios says version 4.51PG from what i've been able to find that's an Award bios from around 1998 but i don't know how large of a drive it could take... unless someone here knows the specs i'd keep the drive fairly small usually up to 30 gigs is fairly safe...but i'd wait for a few more opinions on that. btw: most older machines can usually use larger drives through the use of either a bios upgrade, a software drive overlay...or a pci controller card hi, one of my machines runs on award 4.51 bios (yes I know is old) and has a partitioned drive of 30G and on the same bus an old 10G hope this helps  SignatureWindows98 links to solutions http://jake98.no-ip.info Replies in the same thread please Regards Jake I have a note (origin unknown) that says prior to 1999, the Award Bios could only address 32 gb and smaller. SignatureRegards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo > > Bios says version 4.51PG > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > either a bios > upgrade, a software drive overlay...or a pci controller card Really depends on who did the BIOS for that machine. Award simply supplies a generic version to the mobo mfgr. > > Bios says version 4.51PG > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > either a bios > upgrade, a software drive overlay...or a pci controller card |
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