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"S.Heenan" <HadMyFillofSpam.TakeThisOut@Thanks.com> wrote in message news:<_jn1b.808361$3C2.18369904@news3.calgary.shaw.ca>...
 > Herbert Maffner wrote:
  > > For my Board:
  > > Legend QDI, KuDoz 7 V1.XX
  > > Award BIOS 6.00 PG from 10/15/2001,
  > >
  > > I can find no information about the supportet harddisk size.
  > >
  > > The manual does not show if I can use a 160GB HD.
  > > The QDI-Website shows me several BIOS-updates, but no
  > > update is about the size of the hard disk.
  > >
  > > So, I have got no idea if I could use a HD of 160GB.
  > > Is there any way to find this out or do I just have to try?
  > >
  > > Thanks for hintz
  > >
  > > H.
 >
 > Upgrade to the newest BIOS version for your motherboard. Take care it's the
 > proper one for your model and revision. The BIOS will need to support 48-bit
 > LBA. You'll also need SP4 for Windows2000 or SP1/1a for Windows XP. If the
 > BIOS does not support 48-bit LBA, you can purchase a $20US PCI controller
 > which will see the 160GB drive.

I use WinXP with SP 1.
I can find no information if my BIOS update supports 48-Bit LBA and
160GB.
The best would be to know this *before* I buy a new HD.

Can I check this out?

I don't want to use a secondary controller because I've seen they
often cause heavy troubles at boot-time and they seem to be not very
reliable.

Thanx in advance,

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