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Can I upgrade my hard drive more than GW's stated max supported drive?

post #1 of 3
2/6/06 at 5:47pm
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Hi, everyone--

I have a Gateway 450SX4. It's 3.5 years old, but still going fine. For monetary reasons, I'd like to upgrade the hard drive instead of buying a new machine.

I want to upgrade to a 100GB drive.

The gateway site claims that 60GB is the max hard drive supported. Their upgrade technician/sales person said that a larger drive wouldn't be recognized at all. I asked her if it was because of a BIOS limitation, and she said "yes."

Does anyone know if this is true? Or if there is a way around it?

I hate to pay for a 60GB drive when I can get 100GB, which is what I really want, for only a little more money.

I'd appreciate any help or advice anyone can give me.

Thanks,

Laura
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post #2 of 3
2/6/06 at 8:21pm
Most laptops will support larger than what is listed for simple reasons that hard drives of >60GB did not exist. If it does not support it, then you will need to use drive overlay software but it will still work fine.
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post #3 of 3
2/8/06 at 1:30am
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I appreciate your help, Compman. Thank you!
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