https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk/bios-doesn-t-read-hd/m-p/2872632#M3232 Nor knowing what drive you have, I can tell you:<BR /><BR />Most, if not all drive makes havea website where you can download utilities to help fit older platforms, re- adress bios limits, load windows and stored files by cloning, etc. go to the web site for your drive, fish a bit, you'll find it. Wed, 01 Jan 2003 20:08:46 GMT Ed Hart 2003-01-01T20:08:46Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk/bios-doesn-t-read-hd/m-p/2872631#M3231 I just bought a new hard drive (60gig not HP). My BIOS version says that it does not recognize anything over 33.6gig. I can't seem to find any BIOS update on HP's website. So i'm lost.<BR /><BR />any suggestions? Wed, 01 Jan 2003 19:55:04 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk/bios-doesn-t-read-hd/m-p/2872631#M3231 Tom_117 2003-01-01T19:55:04Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk/bios-doesn-t-read-hd/m-p/2872632#M3232 Nor knowing what drive you have, I can tell you:<BR /><BR />Most, if not all drive makes havea website where you can download utilities to help fit older platforms, re- adress bios limits, load windows and stored files by cloning, etc. go to the web site for your drive, fish a bit, you'll find it. Wed, 01 Jan 2003 20:08:46 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk/bios-doesn-t-read-hd/m-p/2872632#M3232 Ed Hart 2003-01-01T20:08:46Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk/bios-doesn-t-read-hd/m-p/2872633#M3233 Try using the software the drive vendor offers for units that don't recognize larger drives. Maxblast from Maxtor for example.<BR /><BR />Or look at a PCI IDE controller that does support larger drives.<BR /><BR /> Thu, 02 Jan 2003 12:17:32 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk/bios-doesn-t-read-hd/m-p/2872633#M3233 skiser 2003-01-02T12:17:32Z