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b0xD
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_ 		3. May 2006 @ 02:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hey guys, I'm gonna buy a new hard drive and use that as like a second one so I can store my files on it, and I'm hoping to get a nice 300gb one. I did some research and everything I have works for it, but I'm unsure as to whether my motherboard has a "48-bit LBA-compatible BIOS".

My motherboard is this:
http://www.fic.com.tw/product/motherboard/1stmainboard_detail.asp...

I've looked using EVEREST, that site and many other sites using search engine Google, but still, I am not totally clear on what is going on. Can anybody please answer my question as to whether my motherboard has a "48-bit LBA-compatible BIOS"?

Kind regards,
Ben
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b0ba
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_ 		3. May 2006 @ 10:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
48 Bit LBA is not a BIOS question.
If you are using XP < SP2 - beware...
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b0xD
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_ 		4. May 2006 @ 20:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What do you mean by that? Little more info? Do you mean that if I am running XP SP2 I will have problems? Please be more specific.
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b0ba
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Looks like a valid BIOS question to me :)
www.google.com - type in Windows XP LBA48, and press search button.
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