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--- toshiba_t-series_support:toshiba_t3200sx [2018-05-10 03:42]
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+++ toshiba_t-series_support:toshiba_t3200sx [2019-02-27 01:41]
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 These are the drive configurations supported by all BIOSes:
-^ Model          ^ Cylinders ^ Heads ^ Sectors per track ^ Capacity                  ^ Seek time ^
+^ Model ^ ^  Native C/H/S((Cylinders/Heads/Sectors per track))  ^^^ ^  Translated C/H/S((Cylinders/Heads/Sectors as reported by BIOS))  ^^^ ^  Capacity  ^^ Seek time ^
-| Conner CP-3000 | 980       | 5     | 17                | 40 MB (42.8 MB formatted) | 28 ms     |
+| | |  **C**  |  **H**  |  **S**  | |  **C**  |  **H**  |  **S**  | | **Unformatted** | **Formatted** | |
-| Conner CP-3044 | 980       | 5     | 17                | 40 MB (42.8 MB formatted) | 25 ms     |
+| Conner CP-3000((More information on Conner CP-3000 [[https://stason.org/TULARC/pc/hard-drives-hdd/conner/CP-3000-42MB-3-5-SL-IDE-AT.html|here]])) | |  1045  |  2  |  40  | |  980  |  5  |  17  | |  40 MB  |  42 MB  | 28 ms     |
-| Conner CP-3000 | 1024      | 2     | 40                | 80 MB                     | Unknown   |
+| Conner CP-3000 :?: | |  :?:  |  :?:  |  :?:  | |  :?:  |  :?:  |  :?:  | |  80 MB  |  :?:  | Unknown   |
+| Conner CP-3044((More information on Conner CP-3044 [[https://stason.org/TULARC/pc/hard-drives-hdd/conner/CP-3044-43MB-3-5-SL-IDE-AT.html|here]])) | |  1047  |  2  |  40  | |  980  |  5  |  17  | |  40 MB  |  42.8 MB  | 25 ms     |
+[[https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_id=114&ipn=icep&toolid=20004&campid=5338306954&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_odkw%3D%2528Conner%252C%2BCP3000%252C%2BCP3044%2529%26_ftrt%3D901%26_sop%3D1%26_sadis%3D15%26_dmd%3D1%26LH_BIN%3D1%26_osacat%3D0%26_ipg%3D200%26_stpos%3D75010-2109%26_ftrv%3D1%26_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.XConner%2B%2528CP3000%252C%2BCP3044%2529.TRS0%26_nkw%3DConner%2B%2528CP3000%252C%2BCP3044%2529%26_sacat%3D0|Search these hard drives on eBay]] ((Affiliate link))
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-**Q: I can't get a larger/custom hard drive working on my T3200SX(C). My computer won't boot, or it will refuse to detect the drive. **\\
+**Q: How do I upgrade the Hard Disk? **\\
-**A:** Unfortunately newer Toshiba T3200SX BIOSes are restricted to specific CONNER hard-drives of either 40 or 80 megabytes (the T3200SXC accepts 40 or 120 MB). On bootup, the BIOS queries the IDE controller for hard-drives, and will prevent the system from booting when it detects a hard drive with a part number that doesn't start with the matching letters 'CP' (Conner Peripherals).
+**A:** Toshiba T3200SX BIOSes are restricted to CONNER hard-drives of either 40 or 80 megabytes (the T3200SXC accepts 40 or 120 MB). On bootup, the BIOS queries the IDE controller for hard-drives, and depending on your BIOS version, will either detect a hard disk as 40 MB (regardless of it's actual size), or refuse to detect any hard disk with a part number that doesn't start with the letters 'CP' (Conner Peripherals).
-There are three options:
+You have three options:
-  - Buy a working CONNER Hard-disk with the part number starting with 'CP', and use ANYDRIVE to circumvent the BIOS hardcoded drive size limitations.
+  - If you have an older bios, which detects your hard disk but says it's a 40MB drive, you can still boot from it, but you'll be able to use partitions up to 40 MB in size. To use larger hard disks, you will need to download ANYDRIVE, a program that installs in the MBR of your hard disk, and overlays the correct parameters onto the BIOS. Anydrive can override the BIOS settings so you can use up to 504 MB of the Hard disk you choose to install.
-  - Get an older BIOS chip, or hunt down a spares -computer with an older BIOS version and replace the chip.
+  - If you have a newer bios that will refuse hard disk detection, your Toshiba can still be booted with a floppy disk, and a BIOS HDD overlay can be loaded to detect larger hard disks.
+  - Buy a CONNER hard-disk. The important bit is that the the part number starts with the letters 'CP'. Then use ANYDRIVE to circumvent the BIOS hard-coded drive size limitations.
+  - Replace your newer BIOS with an older BIOS chip, or hunt down a spares -computer with an older BIOS version (such as 003C) and replace the chip.
   - Re-flash your BIOS chip with the 3CH BIOS found in the files-section, and again use ANYDRIVE to circumvent any size limitations. There is a well written BIOS re-flashing guide in the files page in the section labeled Documentation.
-On older Toshiba T3200SX machines (BIOS 003C) the computer will boot with any peripheral IDE drive, but you may still need to use ANYDRIVE to circumvent the BIOS hard-disk size limitations, because older BIOSes assume the hard disk is 40 MB. It may boot, but using the computer could cause hard drive corruption. With ANYDRIVE enabled, the program will manually reprogram the BIOS to use whatever size hard disk you want and utilize up to 512 megabytes on the hard drive. The program installs inside the Master Boot Record (MBR), so that it will run every time the computer starts.
+On older Toshiba T3200SX machines (BIOS labeled 003C) the computer will boot any IDE drive, but you may need to use ANYDRIVE to circumvent the BIOS hard-disk size limitations, because older BIOSes just assume the hard disk is 40 MB. With ANYDRIVE enabled, the program will manually reprogram the BIOS to use up to 504 MB of the hard disk you install. The program installs itself on the Master Boot Record (MBR), so that it will run every time the computer boots from the hard disk. If you plan to use a drive other than what is supported by your BIOS, I highly recommend a BIOS HDD overlay software, so that you can avoid data corruption.
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