https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Problem_with_too_large_harddriveProblem with too large harddrive - Revision history2026-05-11T00:22:22ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.31.12https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Problem_with_too_large_harddrive&diff=17351&oldid=prevPvsavola: initial solution2005-12-03T13:49:46Z<p>initial solution</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>Some older models of ThinkPad will not get past BIOS (ie. BIOS will hang) when they see attached harddisk with<br />
size over 8 GBytes.<br />
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==Affected Models==<br />
*ThinkPad {{560}}, probably most older models.<br />
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==Solutions==<br />
===Solution with access to other, more permissive laptop/desktop===<br />
Install harddrive in other laptop, run it's software and limit the size that it reports to BIOS. <br />
Then install into thinkpad.<br />
(MaxDrive for Maxtor, all other vendors have similar tools).<br />
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===Solution with access only to affected laptop===<br />
Before installing harddrive install on it a jumper telling to drive to report itself<br />
to BIOS as SLAVE. BIOS will not see it and will boot happily (f.ex from floppy).<br />
Have harddrive manufacturers software to limit reported drive size on floppy. Use it on harddrive.</div>Pvsavola