So there's no way of knowing how the drive was handled or used, and how much operating time is left before a used replacement also gives up the ghost. These are files I have had sent to me thru e-mail, but have experienced this problem in the past as well. New member, and have a question, be thankful for any help rec'd. One caveat to replacing the drive: Obtaining an 8, 10, 13, 20, or 40 GB drive now from a shop will (99.44% of the time) result in a low price (typically $20.00) but will be a used drive, and of a similar vintage as the drive you seek to replace. Tho I have had my IBM Aptiva/Windows 98 for over 2 years and use it at home everyday, I still feel like a rookie each time I sit here. (I had to do this with a couple of WD 80 GB drives the higher capacity drives were all that were available when I needed the replacements.) Vintage IBM Aptiva 350 2168-26p 486dx2 66mhz, 40MB RAM, No HDD Working A Grade. You would lose the additional capacity, but could still use a higher capacity drive as a replacement. (In addition, some drives above that capacity had a "cylinder limit" jumper setting, that would convince the computer it only had 32 GB. Most of the Aptivas used IDE drives, particularly Seagate drives, so a replacement should be fairly simple.Ĭhances are a computer of that vintage WILL have a BIOS capacity limit of 32 GB, and any drive below that limit will work. IBM made more than one "Aptiva" computer.
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