If your bios specifically states it supports HD's up to a certain size it
maybe because at the time of release it wasnt envisaged that there would be
any larger HD's and as such it wasnt tested on anything larger.
I would, however, remain wary upon relying on the integrity of any data.

<sarmadgilani@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I've looked at KB articles and the like, and I can't even find a
> reference to a situation where the BIOS only supports 32-bit LBA, but
> that Windows can detect the full size.
>
> I guess it comes down to whether or not Windows cares about the
> translated geometry that BIOS gives it.. seems like it is disregarding
> what BIOS reports since it can see and access the whole drive. At least
> I think that's the case... wish I could find a straight answer though!
>