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    CF-18BEL01ME(mk1) and 320 GB IDE

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by post, Mar 2, 2011.

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    Hello. Read the whole forum but could not find it. Can I use the HDD 320 GB IDE in CF-18BEL01ME(mk1)?BIOS will recognize it?
    Thanks.
     
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    I don't remember if the bios shows the full size or if it has the 137GB limit
    Even if you have the limit, you can still use ,as you partition C: to 120GB or so and install O/S there and use the rest for storage
     
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    In windows I would be available full volume disk? 320GB?
     
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    I had a 320gb in my cf 50 partitioned as 3 smaller drives. Booted win xp and worked fine. I can't remember if I tried it as 1 drive or not. I always partition large drives into smaller ones. Now I have the 320gb sata in a adapter/caddy and use it as a 2nd drive in place of the dvd in my cf 51.
     
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    Driller Notebook Evangelist

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    Deere Deere, let me get this straight, you got a sata hard drive in a adapter caddy as the second drive in place of dvd in a cf-51? How did I miss this? I was looking for a ide/sata adapter for the cf-51 caddy and you put one in place of the dvd on the cf-51. Please tell me more pictures diagrams sign language sanscript whatever.........Driller
     
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    i'm in a hurry right now but ebay sells adapters to put sata hdd in place of dvd drive. I had xtra cf 51 optical drive caddy and put adapter in with sata inside. Must solder pins on adapter to force master. Panny no work unless master.
    More details and links later.
     
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    looking forward to this, am I the only one who missed this, Blair, Ron? you guys see this before, couldn't see anything on Robs website about this...........Driller
     
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    Yes you will, but not a single 320GB partition
    If you load window on the disk to the whole 320GB and the bios detects it @ 137GB you risk data loss and blue screens
    You must have a -137GB partition first that windows is loaded on
     
    Alex, Mar 3, 2011
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    No BIOS limit on the CF-18 we installed 160GB with one partition so 320GB should be ok but it is recommended to break it up as Tomcat suggests.
     
    tough-2-go, Mar 3, 2011
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    Driller, it's in a buried thread somewhere regarding a 3rd party "Optical caddy" that's actually a caddy for a 2nd HDD, IDE/PATA, IIRC. Now... if only I know how to search better...

    To the OP, I think it's good practice to partition a HDD, at least to facilitate faster defrag/scandisk. Can't remember if it speeds up HDD search though. Others may know better.
     
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    Shawn, Mar 3, 2011
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