[FreeBSD 5.1] Large hard disks vs old BIOS

From: Jehannes (john_at_ilseWITHOUTTHIS.nl)
Date: 10/28/04 

Date: 28 Oct 2004 21:08:04 GMT

Is there a way to make FreeBSD 5.1 recognize hard disks larger than the
BIOS supports?
I read somewhere that Linux could do it through direct access to the
hardware.
My BIOS is Award 6240 V 1.04 WB. It recognizes disks up to 8 Gb.
TIA 

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