I would like to ask: it wouldn't be much more simple nowadays to buy a PCI-ATA card and attach the "> 128GB" HD to it?
-- MaGioZal. <http://fotolog.com/_magiozal/> On 4/6/11 6:43 PM, Paul Stamsen at <paterfami...@gmail.com> wrote: > Previously, at 8:22 PM +0200 4/6/11, as Mac User #330250 so eloquently > wrote: > (snip) >>> 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. > > > Sorry, I missed that. How again? > >> No danger if the first partition is the boot partition and is limited to the >> size if 128 GB. Just don't use Disk Utility on it and you cannot do any harm >> to the other partitions that won't be visible until you've reset the OF hack >> and stored it in NVRAM again. >> >>> If you keep your current 128Gb partition that will >>> still be available, just any new partition you create will not be >>> available. >> >> Exactly! >> >>> 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. >> >> Worth thinking about, yes. If your fist partition IS exactly the 128 GB >> limit, >> you don't need this though. >> >>> If part of it was accessible there is the possibility of it being >>> corrupted. >> >> Yes. In such a case: avoid using this partition until the OF hack is >> restored. >> The danger is of course that OS utilities such as spotlight will write some >> data to the disk without you recognizing it. It will propably span over to >> the >> first partition and corrupt its data. DANGEROUS! >> >>> 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. >> >> Yes. > > > Thanks, -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
