If it is a 32-GB limit issue (as the numbers suggest), that is a BIOS issue, and no
amount of software patches will matter. The only ways around a BIOS limitation of
32GB is to update the BIOS, or use a Dynamic Disk Overlay (DDO) which has caveats of
its own, or install a Promise (or similar) hard disk controller PCI card and use
that instead of an external USB connection.

What is the date, version and brand of the BIOS? (visible on the boot screens)
BIOS updates should only be gotten from the motherboard manufacturer to ensure they
are correct for your motherboard/BIOS.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
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"R.Wieser" wrote in message
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Hello all,

I've recently put a 40 GB drive in an external enclosure with an USB
connection, but have problems with using the drive.

When I try to partition the drive (using the standard W98se FDISK) it comes
back as a a drive of only 6 GB (which probably has to do with the 32
GB-limit). Applying a number of patches related to drive-size problems does
not seem to have any effect (although I could just not have applied the
right patch(es) ...)

I've allso tried a version of "efdisk", but it showed my drive as having
Zero cylinders (and would therefore not accept any partition-size input (I
think) ...).

Any insights and/or pointers to what I should do (before I go and tinker
around in the MBR with an Hex-editor and see what I get) ?

Regards,
Rudy Wieser