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   Paul Quinn to Ed Vance   
   Large HDD For W95   
   30 May 16 21:37:31   
   
   Hi! Ed,   
      
   On 29 May 16 23:06, you wrote to All:   
      
    EV> I am thinking about putting a HDD in an old W95 Notebook.   
      
    EV> The 1.3 GB HDD that is in it has had problems and I quit using it   
    EV> some time ago, but I've been thinking of changing the HDD out with   
    EV> a larger one, but I have no idea how large of a HDD the W95 OS can   
    EV> use.   
      
   There are a lot of if-buts-maybes involved, Ed.  I've seen a few people   
   guessing at 32Gb but I dunno about that as a hard-and-fast rule...   
      
   I went back to the source, MS.  Have a look at:   
      
     https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/154997   
      
   They're bound to know about their own business.  :)   
      
    EV> The HDD it has is a 12.5mm 2.5 inch Enhanced-IDE HDD, so I most likely   
    EV> will have to find a used one, as I don't think 2.5" EIDE HDD's are   
    EV> made anymore.   
      
   Sorry, mate.  I can't help with the hardware.  I really only do virtual PCs   
   now.   
      
   Cheers,   
   Paul.   
      
   ... Buckle up; it makes it harder for the aliens to suck you out of the car.   
   --- Paul's Win98SE VirtualBox   
    * Origin: Quinn's Post - Maryborough, Queensland, OZ (3:640/384)   

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