Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 09:52:20 +0200 From: Christian Gennerat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: LIbretto 50CT and DJSA-220 20GB Ibm Travelstar Hard Drive Compatability David Chien a �crit : > 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 > > 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. Exact, No problems on a L100 with Linux. For the L50, do not forget it is 9.5 thick, and requires some modifications > > 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). > Ok, but only for Windows users. ************************************************************** 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... **************************************************************
