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More info?)
OK. Thanks guys.
I guess just opt for a new laptop.
"HH" <hahunt42@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> If the flash isn't on the Compaq website, I'd never recommend trying it.
Too
> risky.
> HH
>
> "Kevin Childers" <kchilder@mail.win.org> wrote in message
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> > I was thinking of a possible flash upgrade.
> >
> > KC
> >
> > <ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
> > news:40ecbff3.28070130@news.charter.net...
> > > Um, Kevin. It's a Compaq Presario NOTEBOOK, unlikely to have a 3rd
> party
> > BIOS
> > > chip... Ben Myers
> > >
> > > On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 15:54:56 -0500, "Kevin Childers"
> > <kchilder@mail.win.org>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > If it is a third party MB, you could check on that. Other than
> that
> > > >there are BIOS upgrades for some BIOS chips from third parties for a
> > price.
> > > >Baring that, Ben has covered all of the other options.
> > > >
> > > > BTW External USB housings are relatively cheap.
> > > >
> > > >KC
> > > >
> > > ><ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
> > > >news:40ec54ad.604584@news.charter.net...
> > > >> Whoops! No place to add any sort of card to handle the disk BIOS
> > problem.
> > > >Your
> > > >> only practical choices are:
> > > >>
> > > >> 1. Obtain drive overlay software from the manufacturer of the new
> hard
> > > >drive, if
> > > >> available.
> > > >> 2. Live with the original hard drive.
> > > >> 3. Obtain & install a 30GB drive, which is within the usual BIOS
> > capacity
> > > >limits
> > > >> (up to 32GB) for computers of this era.
> > > >> 4. Mount the 60GB drive in an external USB housing.
> > > >>
> > > >> Hpaq customarily does not issue BIOS upgrades to ovrcome hard drive
> > > >capacity
> > > >> limitations... Ben Myers
> > > >>
> > > >> On Wed, 07 Jul 2004 17:10:04 GMT, "vmg123" <vmg123@earthlink.net>
> > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> >This is a Presario Laptop (80XL4)
> > > >> >vmg
> > > >> ><ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
> > > >> >news:40eb29f6.19118187@news.charter.net...
> > > >> >> Or, if a BIOS upgrade is not available to solve the drive
capacity
> > > >> >problem, a
> > > >> >> 3rd party add-in disk controller, such as Promise. MUCH cleaner
> > than a
> > > >> >free
> > > >> >> disk overlay solution available from most drive manufacturers.
> More
> > > >> >expensive.
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> ... Ben Myers
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 16:31:31 -0500, "Kevin Childers"
> > > >> ><kchilder@mail.win.org>
> > > >> >> wrote:
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> > What system, what OS, what Bios & version? If it is an
older
> > > >system
> > > >> >> >there are going to be some limitations. Your choices are a
bios
> > flash
> > > >> >> >upgrade or an overlay.
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> >KC
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> >"vmg123" <vmg123@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > > >> >> >news:suEGc.10201$yy1.9429@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> > > >> >> >> Trying to replace 20 gig with 60gig but drive is not
> recognized.
> > > >> >> >> Tried differ jumper setting but no go.
> > > >> >> >> Any help greatly appreciated.
> > > >> >> >>
> > > >> >> >> Thanks
> > > >> >> >> Vince
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