[ale] RAM and Harddrives

[James Sumners]

1) No, the limitation is with the BIOS. I'm going to guess here and
say 120GB would be pushing it near the max for at least a single
partition. It could be less.

2) RAM for that thing is going to be pricey. If memory serves, it will
be 72 pin SIMMs[1]. And you might have to install them in pairs. So
you wouldn't be able to install just one 128MB chip. You would have to
install two 128MB chips at the same time. I never had a PPro so I
can't say that for certain.

[1] -- http://crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=8F6080A28C0EB3BE

2008/4/26 Jon Reagan <jreagan1990 at gmail.com>:
> Hey folks,
>
> I couldn't think of a better place to ask this, so here goes:
>
> I've got an old pentium pro powered desktop, with a whopping 2 gigs of
> harddrive space and 64 MB of RAM.
>
> So, with this in mind, these are my questions:
>
> 1)  Are there limitations on harddrives based on processor?  (e.g. I have to
> use a specific one for the pentium pro)
>
> and
>
> 2) Will modern RAM work on the old clunker? (last time I bought ram, the
> folks at Fry's asked me about some kind of speed...  I don't think this
> computer passes that test!)
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jon
>
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