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**Deleted090308** · 06-11-2008, 09:13 AM

Welcome to TSF.

If the drive is alone on the cable - set it to master.
Try another 80-wire ribbon cable.

BTW - I don't think the computer's BIOS supports HDDs larger than 137GB. The drive will work, but you can't use the full capacity.

06-11-2008, 09:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,280 OS: Xp	Re: Dell Dimension 4300 new HD installation Welcome to TSF. If the drive is alone on the cable - set it to master. Try another 80-wire ribbon cable. BTW - I don't think the computer's BIOS supports HDDs larger than 137GB. The drive will work, but you can't use the full capacity.