On Apr 5, 2011, at 10:22 PM, Valter Prahlad wrote: > Oh, Man! I never knew this! :-o > If I only had knew it before... I have a 250GB HD now, using only the first > 128GB (of course)... and quite full. > > I wonder... if I'll use the script and enable the 48bit LBA, I think Disk > Utility will then show the unused portion of the drive. > Will I be able to partition and format that portion and using it, WITHOUT > DAMAGING the already existing partitions??? > > Using the script and enabling the 48bit LBA, can in itself be dangerous for > the data residing on the drive(s)?
I haven't done the OF patch but have been following the information on it. Activating the patch will make the remainder of your disk available to Disk Utility. You can always work on one partition without affecting others. The chief danger in that script is that if you do an OF reset you will lose access to the part of the drive above 128Gb until you re-activate the script. If you keep your current 128Gb partition that will still be available, just any new partition you create will not be available. You might want to create a small unused partition, one that spans the transition point then create t third partition that uses the remainder of the drive. The "transition" partition insures that no part of the third partition is available to the OS if the OF patch is missing. If part of it was accessible there is the possibility of it being corrupted. It's hard to say what the OS or any repair tools might do to a disk that is only partly visible, it may attempt to "repair" the problem. Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
