OT: Laptop HD

[Colin McGregor]

On 11/7/09, Rajinder Yadav <devguy.ca-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Colin McGregor wrote:
>> On 11/7/09, Rajinder Yadav <devguy.ca-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> (edited for brevity)
>
>>> I am looking for a 500 GB HD
>>
>> There may be an issue here. I have seen some BIOSes that have an upper
>> limit as to the size of HD they can support. Check up on your laptop
>> to see:
>>
>> - What is the upper limit of the size of HD it can currently support?
>> - If the above number is too low, see if there is a BIOS upgrade for
>> your laptop...
>>
>> Other than that, keep in mind that you will pay a real premium for a
>> laptop HD, but otherwise ... have fun.
>
> I didn't think of the upper limit and checking what my bios can handle. If
> the
> laptop can handle an external 1TB drive connect to USB port, I am guessing
> it
> can handle 500 GB internally? Is there a case this might not be true?

The max. size of an internal drive is a question of the OS + BIOS. The
external dive is just an OS question. So, yes there are situations
where you can have a working external drive that will not work as an
internal drive...

You will need to do a little bit of research re: your laptop...

Colin.

>> Colin.
>
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