About my hard disk

Clarifications

What are you trying to run on it?

Usually the Size of the Drive is determined by the Bios.
If you are using an Older Computer (Such as a PII) most of those Computers have a 40GB Max Bios Detection on them.
Try it out and see what happens.

If it detects it as 40GB then it will be okay.
If it doesn't detect it all if it only detects half of it for example, then you will have to write down the Numbers at the Bottom of the Screen in the Bios Boot Menu and go get a Bios Update from the Company that makes that Particular Bios Chip on your Motherboard. (You are going to have to know what the Bios looks like and write all the Numbers down on the Bios Chip)

But First just Try it and see if it works.
Most likely it will.
As far as the Ram goes, the amount of Memory you require is determined by what kind of Software Demands you are going to have.
If you are talking about running the Computer with XP, I don't really think 128 MB of Ram is going to work very well. Although it WILL Work, just not very well.

But if you are running Linux for example you are going to need less Memory Requirements.
If you are just going to use Windows 95 for example 128 MB will be fine as long as you don't try to do any Video Editing or anything.

But it all depends on what you plan to do with the PC after you get it together.
If you actually want to USE it, I recommend you buy more Ram. :)

But the Ram has nothing to do with the Hard Drive Specifications.
That is determined by the Bios Chip on the Motherboard and by the Operating System you use. Both have to Recognize the 40GB Drive.

But just try it and see if it works first, that's how you learn.
"Let's see what happens when we do this"
:)

the_webninja@yahoo.com

This is a M'Board Issue not a HDD or RAM Issue and while every P2 M'Board will read a 32 GIG Drive there are quite a lot when the BIOS is flashed to the last one made available that will support the 40 GIG HDD's.

Even if this isn't an option with a 233 CPU and one of the 66 MHZ M'Boards you still have the option of using software to trick the BIOS into seeing a different sized drive. Seagate used to have a program available to do this, but it it's one of the latter P2 M'Boards there will be no problem with a 40 GIG HDD. Anything like a Intel BX440 Chip Set will support that size drive but no bigger.

Col