On  2 Feb 98 at 13:56, Guido wrote:

> Installed Samsung 2.1GB on a system. It's recognized in CMOS as
> 2.1 GB, but it will only format as 500MB. The BIOS doesn't allow
> LBA/NORMAL/LARGE options. Any idea how it *might* be formatted and
> used to its full capacity?

  In rough order of preference:

1.  Get an updated BIOS for this system that provides LBA.

2.  Get an adapter that adds LBA to the existing BIOS.

3.  Replace the motherboard with a current one -- this may involve
changing CPU, RAM, video card, etc., but might not depending on what
you've got.

4.  Use "free" software from the drive manufacturer to overcome the
limitations of your current system.  Use this *only* if you cannot
get a new BIOS (#1) and cannot afford more hardware (#2, #3).

David G