I have 1.01, according to the Phoenix Web site mine shouln't accept above
503 megs.  There is no LBA mode or any kind of hard drive mode for that
matter in the setup.  When ever I  have to uprade, I will have to get a
card w/ bios support.

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486DX250(overdrive from 486sx-25) w/ 16 meg of Ram and 130 meg harddrive,
currently compressed allowing over 300megs of data.

--patrick black

On Sat, 21 Feb 1998 19:08:24 EST Derek S Buchanan <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
>On Fri, 20 Feb 1998 21:54:19 -0500 "Michael C. Bacsa"
><[log in to unmask]> writes: >Hello,
>>I recently upgraded an older Packard Bell Multi-Media PC and I want
>to
>>replace the 400Mg HD with a larger one but I don't know how large of
>a
>>drive
>>the bios will recognize. Unfortunately, I don't have any manuals or
>>documentation that came with the PC. I'm running Win95a; AMD586 /133;
>>36Mg
>>Ram
>>...The Bios are: Phoenix (04/19/90)  A486 Version 1.01.E
>>Thanks for your help!
>
>Mike,
>        IF your version of Phoenix is 1.01, then it won't support any
>drives above 2.1 GB.  I have a friend that tried to upgrade those same
>computers for two different people.  The solution was to get a new
>Bios chip from Micro Firmware.  It was 79.00  (no shipping charges),
>and was delivered in two business days.  You have to give them your
>model number.  (usually a series of numbers that begin with "8".)  If
>you need the number I can give it to you via private e-mail.
>Derek
>
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