>> But, it is still safer to limit the boot volume to two partitions, the >> first of which is 128 GB (131,072 MB, actual capacity) with the >> remainder >> being used for data storage which is not boot-dependent. > > It really is the only *safe* way. > >> Thereafter, the other volumes may be larger than 128 GB.
Indeed so, and this was my eventual realization. But, at THAT time, 120 GB ATA drives were common. Today, they are a rarity. My smallest ATA drive is presently a pair of 160 GB drives which are in a MacMini G4 which is being used as a server. My final solution was to modify my Beige G3, reverting the ROM from 3C to 1A, which removed the two drive capability per ATA channel, and to go to an all-UW-SCSI implementation for my hard drives. I had drives in the "basement" of the Beige, and also in the conventional locations. My N-SCSI channel was used for a DAT tape drive for backups. These days, my only operational Mac tower from the G3/G4 family is presently a MDD. I think you are probably right ... I was "lucky" that the O.F. hack worked for me as that logical volume was mostly unfilled. I had also experimented with using the O.F. hack for the third and fourth ATA devices, but this was not without its problems, either. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
