[plug] Big new hdd in old pc

[Tim Bowden]

On Fri, 2003-01-17 at 14:45, Andrew Furey wrote:
> > I would like to install a new seagate 80gb hdd in an
> > old pc with an asus mb (440lx based) but the bios
> > won't find it.  I have been advised that using an
> ide
> > controller card probably would not solve the problem
> > as it will still only see 40 gb or so.  Anyone had
> > any experience with this?
> 
> If it's anything like mine at home (60Gb in a P100) it
> is still usable as the full 80Gb, although you won't
> be able to put it in the BIOS, and hence you WON'T be
> able to BOOT from it. At that point your options are
> to either put another smaller HDD in for /boot to
> reside on, or to boot from a floppy disk (not my
> preferred method).
> 
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Thanks Andrew,

Just what I wanted to hear.  Perhaps I need to build a boot cdrom as I
don't have any other hdd's lying around and I am not putting a floppy in
it.  I seem to remember something reading something sometime about
making a boot cd.  Any pointers anyone? 

Thanks,

Tim Bowden