Hi
21 Nov 2001, "Edenyard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
E> Can anyone set me straight on the situation regarding large HDs and
E> (early) BIOS limitations? I seem to remember a limit of 8.4Gb for 486
E> and early 586 BIOSes,
on most 486ers there was a 512 MB limit
E> but does that mean that HDs > 8.4Gb won't work
E> at all on these motherboards, or will the space above 8.4Gb just
E> be unreachable?
under dos/win 3.11 yes ... those use the BIOS to access the harddisk.
E> I know that one can get special drivers to overcome
E> the limit, but this is going to be for Linux mainly, so the
E> possibility of using a DOS driver doesn't exist.
linux uses its own drivers, so you will not have any problems with large
disks.
E> The problem is that I need a new HD and all I see for sale these
E> days seem to start at around 20Gb. I don't mind buying 20Gb so long as
E> I know that I can use 8.4Gb of it!
You will be able !
E> Gerald.
CU, Ricsi
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