what is the largest 2.5in hard disk you can install in a Toshiba T1910

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4 total messages Started by xyz Wed, 27 May 1998 00:00

#988

Author: xyz
Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 00:00

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I'm trying to upgarde 8 of these at work, I can't get a 2.1gb drive to
work, only 50mb is recognised. Anyone know a solution to this problem.

I don't mind using a smaller drive (500mb upwards), but they don't
seem to be on sale any more.

Any advice offered would be appreciated,

Regards


Brian Sheehan
bdsheehan@coi.gov.uk

Re: what is the largest 2.5in hard disk you can install in a Toshiba T1910

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Author: Tom Bird
Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 00:00

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In article <356c3a9a.19462453@news.demon.co.uk>, xyz@demon.co.uk writes
>I'm trying to upgarde 8 of these at work, I can't get a 2.1gb drive to
>work, only 50mb is recognised. Anyone know a solution to this problem.

I crammed a 130Mb HDD into a 286 that wouldn't even support a 40Mb once
with - god forgive me - EZ-Drive.

TB

Re: what is the largest 2.5in hard disk you can install in a Toshiba T1910

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Author: Michael Salem
Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 00:00

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Brian Sheehan wrote:

> I'm trying to upgrade 8 of these at work, I can't get a 2.1gb drive to
> work, only 50mb is recognised. Anyone know a solution to this problem.
> 
Make sure that the drive actually doesn't work properly. I have had 
(on a desktop machine) a 2.5GB drive reported by the BIOS as 
450MB-ish, but working perfectly, with all capacity available.

I'd say "buy an IDE interface card with on-board BIOS", but that 
won't help your portable.

Otherwise, get hold of Ontrack Disk Manager or something similar.
Make sure you make a boot floppy, because that will be the only way 
to gain access to your data if a hard disc becomes unbootable 
(without being totally unreadable).

HTH,
-- 
Michael Salem

Re: what is the largest 2.5in hard disk you can install in a Toshiba T1910

#987

Author: Mike Tomlinson
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 00:00

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In article <356c3a9a.19462453@news.demon.co.uk>, xyz@demon.co.uk writes

>I'm trying to upgarde 8 of these at work, I can't get a 2.1gb drive to
>work, only 50mb is recognised. Anyone know a solution to this problem.

The OS is seeing the # of cylinders MOD 1024 - this is a well known
problem with the early Toshiba BIOSes.

Use Ontrack Disc Manager.

-- 
"Running a Win95 system is akin to computer necromancy, in which
strange and arcane rituals are practiced, and the mage dare not change
the rite, for he knows not what actually fixed the problem."
 - David G. Bell in demon.tech.pc

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