I got myself an Intel 80286 based PC. It has 40Mb hard drive installed. What is the maximum hard drive capacity that this PC can handle?
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Depends on which OS you install.– r0caFeb 2, 2011 at 21:38
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2why! I hope you aren't using that for anything serious..– Billy ONealFeb 2, 2011 at 21:55
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I once installed Vista on a 80286 with a 40mb hdd, and it run like lightning.– squareborgAug 2, 2011 at 11:46
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@Shutupsquare: Lol. Beginning with Vista, ACPI is a requirement. No 80286 PC ever had ACPI, 40MB hard drive (which wouldn't even begin to hold 1% of Vista's files) and lack of MFM/RLL/ESDI drive support aside.– LawrenceCApr 13, 2014 at 14:13
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Hard to say exactly because the limit is partly BIOS based, but 504MB is a likely candidate.
Good article about the limits here: