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At 08:32 PM 9/5/97 -0700, josh wrote: >Hello, I am trying to install a 540 MB in my ThinkPad 500. I can only get >it to see a max of 515MB. >I am losing 25MB! >I know there is a trick but haven't been able to do it. > >My plans are to split my drive in 2 partions (270 & 270MB) , I want to load >DOS/WIN95 on one half & LINUX on the other half. > >How do I get the TP500 to see th ewhole 540MB? I'm almost certain you need a BIOS update. The 500 was made in a time when IDE drives were limited to about 510 MBs or so. You either need a special software driver or (better yet) an EIDE (Extended IDE) interface to see anything bigger. I don't know enough about the 500's to know whether the BIOS is flash-upgradeable, but I'm sure they are. Check IBM's web site. ------- Randal J. Whittle whittle@usc.edu (213) 740-7775 Director, Electronic Commerce Program Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California