Subj : Large HDD For W95
To   : Ed Vance
From : Paul Quinn
Date : Mon May 30 2016 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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