Hard disk Upgradation

[goodtalka]

Hi,
I have a 20GB harddisk, now want to install one more 40GB HDD as a slave to this.
1. How can I find out the maximum capacity that my motherboard can support.
2. I have installed lots of sofwares in the D: drive of my present 20GB HDD, If I install the new HDD as a slave the the present drives will be altered,and I will lose all the present links to the s/w in D: drive and some may not work also. Is there any way to retain the present drives as it is and to append the new drives to these.

 

[wolluf]

Your mobo manual (on manufacturers site normally if you haven't got one) should tell you what max size disk is supported - and/or latest bios release on the manufacturer's site (if there's a release which increases this).

Presume you have existing one partitioned - which is why D:.
If you are running NT/2k/XP, the new drive will be added after all existing drive letters. Also you can reassign drive letters easily (apart from system drive) with these o/s. If you are running 9x/ME, you could create just an extended partition on new drive - in which case drive letters will start from E: on new drive and current D: intact, or if you creatge a primary partition, you can use this software

http://www.v72735.f2s.com/LetAssig/index.html

to reassign drive letters so current D: becomes D: again.