Re: [Thinkpad] [600E/X] 160GB HDD prossible?

From: Chris Schumann <chris_at_idlelion.net>
Date: Sun Nov 11 2007 - 17:31:30 EST

dr.r.becker@gmx.net wrote:
> I presume that the 600 series BIOS is only able to handle HDD up to
> the 138GB limit, am I right?
That's right. The BIOS is limited to whatever 2^32 * 512 bytes is.

> Is it possible to make a 160GB drive work?
Hmm. You'd be on your own for that experiment. At the time of the 8GB
limit, drive makers came out with software to make the drives work. I
haven't heard of anything for this barrier, but I haven't looked for any
either.

Please do keep us all informed if you try to get a huge drive working in
your 600E/X!

Chris

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