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    TravelMate IDE Hard Drive Help

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by nado-gr4a, Nov 17, 2010.

  1. nado-gr4a

    nado-gr4a Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all
    Is there anyway round this.

    I mistakingly bought a new ide 160gb h/drive for a acer travelmate 4060 (model no 4060 LMi), then i found out it can only see a 100gb or smaller ide drive.
    If i partitioned the drive into 2 partitions would this work, there again its still a 100gb drive. is there any way i can get it to see the new drive, i was told a bios update wont work but i haven't tried that yet.

    i have already formated it to ntfs.

    any ideas or am i stuffed :)

    ps: partition the h/drive doesn't work as i though.
    pps: i did ask this in another forum but it seems nobody has a clue there.
     
    nado-gr4a, Nov 17, 2010
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