yes
If it does not contains any copyrighted content, such as BIOS/Firmware, yes.
You can flash the BIOS. I wouldn't recommend it, as it won't give much of an improvement UNLESS you're experiencing BSOD, crashing, etc. If this is the case you can go to your motherboard manufacturers website and they should have a BIOS update you can d/l.
Let the Bios see the drive as a smaller drive Upgrade the bios Replace the motherboard Use software that interfaces between the older bios and the newer drive Use an ATA Controller card to provide the ATA connector and firmware substitute for the motherboard bios
Data stored in CMOS can be altered using a CMOS editor program. CMOS commonly stores the computer's BIOS and its content can be changed using the inbuilt BIOS settings utility.
Almost a guarentee that it won't work. The BIOS controls the settings of the motherboard. The new chip might not see all the hardware, or see it correctly.
-Let the BIOS see the drive as a smaller drive -Upgrade the BIOS -Replace the motherboard -Use software that interfaces between the older Bios and the newer drive -Use an ATA controller card to provide the ATA connector and Firmware to substitute for motherboard BIOS.
Data stored in CMOS can be altered using a CMOS editor program. CMOS commonly stores the computer's BIOS and its content can be changed using the inbuilt BIOS settings utility.
# Let BIOS see the drive as a smaller drive, Upgrade the BIOS, Replace the motherboard, Use software that interfaces between the older BIOS and the newer drive, Use an ATA controller card to provide the ATA connector and firmware to substitute for motherboard BIOS
When you FIRST power on your computer, you should see a flash logo or a flash screen that lists your brand of BIOS. You may be able to push DEL or F12 on initial boot to access the BIOS settings.
BIOS is only to detect the drivers. You will see each driver in the BIOS setting. If you have 2 hard drives, you will see 2 drives in BIOS,but if BIOS Only recognize 1,that means 1 drive have a problem. Happen to me many times. Then when finally you are in windows(desktop)then you click on my computer and click on every hard drive then you will see the size of every drive. But not the 1 that was not recognized,because it will not be present.
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