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Records · 30th May 2017, 11:53 pm

Probably about 2gb maximum depends on the bios. but you can use any size ide drive you can find but you would have to set it up as multiple partitions which can be done using dos.
It was probably running windows 3.11 when new and would run 95, windows 98 will be pushing it a bit.
You can replace the clock battery CMOS but remember that machine is probably not year 2000 compliant so will only see the date uptil 1999.

30th May 2017, 11:53 pm	#3
Records Hexode Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Harwich, Essex, UK. Posts: 429	Re: Gateway 2000 (486DX) - HDD & Clock Battery Probably about 2gb maximum depends on the bios. but you can use any size ide drive you can find but you would have to set it up as multiple partitions which can be done using dos. It was probably running windows 3.11 when new and would run 95, windows 98 will be pushing it a bit. You can replace the clock battery CMOS but remember that machine is probably not year 2000 compliant so will only see the date uptil 1999.