160gb harddisk on a p3 system...pls help

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cc801

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i wanted to know if i can install a 160gb normal ata(not sata or pata) harddisk on a p3 system which has intel d815eea motherboard. yes i have updated the bios to the latest(it was released in 2001), i also have intel application accelerator installed. i am yet to buy this harddisk, so please let me know if my system supports this large harddisk...... if it does'nt then which is the largest harddisk it supports?
 
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magnet

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as far as i know...on p3 its not possible...i had 810...and my frnd said....there is some issue regarding addressing....at max it can handle 120...but i m not sure about it...
 
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akshayt

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you won't be having a sata connector i suppose and your system may be even slow to support this much content,however

120gb 7200rpm about 3200
 
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cc801

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mine is 815 chipset.... i'm expecting some more replies to make sure i make the correct decision.
 
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cc801

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what do you guys say about this one
"The BIOS and the South Bridge chip of your motherboard's chip set must work together to support Big Drives. Late-model Intel chip sets (including the 810, 815, 820, 830, 840, 845, 850, and 860 sets) can be Big Drives–compliant with Intel's Application Accelerator software (www.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa). The free IAA utility for Windows 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, and XP enables the chip set to support 137GB hard drives and larger"
 
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grinning_devil

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cc801 said:
what do you guys say about this one
"The BIOS and the South Bridge chip of your motherboard's chip set must work together to support Big Drives. Late-model Intel chip sets (including the 810, 815, 820, 830, 840, 845, 850, and 860 sets) can be Big Drives–compliant with Intel's Application Accelerator software (www.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa). The free IAA utility for Windows 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, and XP enables the chip set to support 137GB hard drives and larger"
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thats what i also fouind out on searchin at google...
i think u shud better stick with 120GB ...

*www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/tp/137gb.pdf
 
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