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  • 18-03-2005 1:38am
    #1
    melekalikimaka
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,686 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    i've found my old p 166, 16mb ram, win 95 and i was thinking of using it as computer to store all my music, i've 85gig so i dunno if the computer ould take it, help??


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  • #2
    uberpixie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭uberpixie


    melekalikimaka wrote:
    i've found my old p 166, 16mb ram, win 95 and i was thinking of using it as computer to store all my music, i've 85gig so i dunno if the computer ould take it, help??

    BIOS UPDATE MIGHT WORK

    or a pci ide controller will do the trick

    i.e.
    http://www.peats.ie/cgi-bin/shop/db.cgi?view=1&id=5375&type=6&sid=1026599x0

    do a proper search. You should be well able to get one for less than €40


  • #3
    osmethod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 244 ✭✭osmethod


    What model is the 166?
    What bios runs on the 166 and what version is the bios?

    The reason I ask is because there are limitations to hard disk size within bioses... e.g. the standard int13 interface maxed out at 8gigs and then int13 extensions were introduced to overcome this.... there are many other cut-offs for disk sizes for different reasons.

    osmethod


  • #4
    diarmo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 200 ✭✭diarmo


    uberpixie wrote:
    BIOS UPDATE MIGHT WORK

    or a pci ide controller will do the trick

    i.e.
    http://www.peats.ie/cgi-bin/shop/db.cgi?view=1&id=5375&type=6&sid=1026599x0

    do a proper search. You should be well able to get one for less than €40

    You can get that same controller for about 1/3 of the price from komplett!!!
    That's daylight robbery from peats!!
    I got a Sunsway SiliconImage 6880 chipped PCI-Ide controller for €20 at christmas and its well capable of operating my two 300GB Maxtor Drives!!!!

    Im shocked at the price of that controller from Peats!!!
    Komplett links to 3 controllers priced from €20-€40 
    http://www.komplett.ie/k/kl.asp?bn=10210


  • #5
    melekalikimaka
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,686 Mod ✭✭✭✭melekalikimaka


    i believe its a cyrix processor, so all i need is a controller card, and i'm grand then? i'm looking at say a 120gig drive


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