diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index 0459df700..e3936d9e8 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 minecraft.version=1.7.10
 forge.version=10.13.2.1236
 
-oc.version=1.4.2
+oc.version=1.4.3
 oc.subversion=dev
 
 ae2.version=rv1-stable-1
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.conf b/src/main/resources/application.conf
index 3986610f7..214e5835c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.conf
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.conf
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ opencomputers {
       # happen.
       startupDelay: 0.25
 
+      # The maximum size of the byte array that can be stored on EEPROMs.
+      eepromSize: 4096
+
       # The sizes of the six levels of RAM, in kilobytes. This list must
       # contain exactly six entries, or it will be ignored. Note that while
       # there are six levels of RAM, they still fall into the three tiers of
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/Settings.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/Settings.scala
index 40d35ff3d..2cc8f06f5 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/Settings.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/Settings.scala
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class Settings(val config: Config) {
   val threads = config.getInt("computer.threads") max 1
   val timeout = config.getDouble("computer.timeout") max 0
   val startupDelay = config.getDouble("computer.startupDelay") max 0.05
+  val eepromSize = config.getInt("computer.eepromSize") max 0
   val ramSizes = Array(config.getIntList("computer.ramSizes"): _*) match {
     case Array(tier1, tier2, tier3, tier4, tier5, tier6) =>
       Array(tier1: Int, tier2: Int, tier3: Int, tier4: Int, tier5: Int, tier6: Int)
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/component/EEPROM.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/component/EEPROM.scala
index 7d668d125..d0a252b2c 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/component/EEPROM.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/component/EEPROM.scala
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class EEPROM extends prefab.ManagedEnvironment {
       return result(Unit, "not enough energy")
     }
     val newData = args.checkByteArray(0)
-    if (newData.length > 4 * 1024) throw new IllegalArgumentException("not enough space")
+    if (newData.length > Settings.get.eepromSize) throw new IllegalArgumentException("not enough space")
     data = newData
     context.pause(2) // deliberately slow to discourage use as normal storage medium
     null