Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 10:06:37 -0700 (PDT) From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: LIbretto 50CT and DJSA-220 20GB Ibm Travelstar Hard Drive Compatability Wrote the guy directly as well. -- Basically, you should use the IBM Disk Manager provided for free off www.storage.ibm.com -> HDs -> support. Install the HD, install DM, and install OS, apps, and drivers. -- Some people have probably managed to work around the BIOS thing using an OS that understands and reads the actual drive geometry directly (eg. Linux, probably Win2K). However, for the rest of us, usually, we'll have to use a DM to get it to run correctly. The use of Partition Magic on the HD in a desktop has also been heard to 'work', but the problem that you'll likely see here is that the hibernation partition area has not been located correctly (only the Libretto knows, the desktop has no idea), and as a result, the end of the first 8GB will be overwritten by hibernation data during hibernation, not at the end of the 20GB as it should correctly be placed (assuming the BIOS can see all 20GB w/o help, which it can't). Beyond that, only the Toshiba HDs have had the CSEL vs. Master/Slave jumper settings problem ASIK. A quick search of the mailing list archives would bring up anything I've forgotten, as well as others who have done this. -- Oh, and my FAQ probably has a few more tidbits I've fogotten to mention already - I'll update it today to say the L100/110 also needs the DM program in most cases (seems one guy tested it and found the 8GB area got overwritten; guess only the very latest L1100 or higher series will handle >8GB HDs correctly). Luck! There have been a few users with >20GB HDs running. d =) ===== adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------UNSUBSCRIBE------- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe --------UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **************************************************************
