Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 19:24:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Installing 30 :-)) GB Harddisk in Libretto 110.
> 1.
> Some people have said that the 100/110 can take 9,5 mm drives without
> modifications. But someone reported a malfunctioning keyboard resulting
> from the pressure of the drive because he had not taken out the plastic
> spacers.
It's the older L20-50 (maybe up to 70) models that will have this trouble,
and the L50owners have been the ones to note this problem.
> archives). These might not have had the plastic spacers to begin with
> (anybody know this?) and so the owners of these machines logically presumed
> that the L100/110 could take 9,5 mm drives without modifications.
The L100/110 models should be ready for 9.5mm HDs.
> cover. When I remove the five screws the two parts do not yet come apart at
> the rear of the unit. Currently I have temporarily fitted the drive by
> leaving the screws loosened to allow the drive to fit. Can anyone tell me
> how to best reach all the spacers/how to take the bottom cover off?
See exploded parts view on my site to see how it's put together. With the
L110 model, if the original HD is 9.5mm, then don't bother.
> 2.
> From what I have read in earlier posting I understand that it should be
> possible to use the > 8 GB part without the need for a software drive
> manager. I understand it has been suggested that this would be possible
> with utilities like the Linux equivalent of FDISK or Partition Magic 5 (by
Er., best tried and true ways? Win2K or Linux. The other OSs will require a
drive manager program installed or else you'll think it's fine until you
hibernate and the 8GB limit gets written over.
In fact, even with linux, you'll have to make sure the 8GB limit is kept
unused or else it'll be overwritten - linux will see the entire 30GB fine
however. One guy tested this under linux and found this out for sure.
It's archived in the Mailing List archives.
Who knows with Win2K as nobody's posted a test one way or the other - you
should test to see where the hibration info is being written.
> the way... I have forgotten above which size the BIOS needs to support Int
> 13 extensions. Is this an issue with the Libretto110/with this size drive?).
> Am I right in understanding that I first have to partition the first 8 GB
> in my Libretto and that the BIOS automatically leaves space for hibernation
> and that I then can partition the remainder in my desktop PC which will
> then be used by the Libretto too? Is that correct and will the space for
> the hibernation file be left intact in the desktop PC?
Way I've heard it from users that have tried is that the L100/110 can be
fooled to think it sees the entire >8GB HD, but they didn't test to see where
the hibernation partition goes. With the Linux guy writing back, it's at the
8GB partition and you'd better be careful because the BIOS apparently will drop
it there even if you see >8GB. Also, fooling the system (those not running
Win2K or Linux) into seeing >30GB using PMagic isn't the best idea because
although those who've done it sizing their HDs on their desktops seem like they
work, it'll probably barf or get the 8GB hibernation area overwritten someday
(these people mostly didn't do any testing of where the hibernation partition
went).
> By the way.... Is this whole HD upgrade thingy with all the issues
> described anywhere on the Web at some Libretto site? If so Does anyone know
> the URL and if not shouldn't it be somewhere?
A brief talk in my FAQ on my site.
However, I'm waiting for more users to confirm one way or the other
definitely what happens with each model. Certainly, with the <L70 models,
you'll need a drive manager program. Given that one linux user tested and
found the 8GB area overwritten on the L1xx model, my recommendation is that if
you're not running the later 1xxx series or greater models, use an OS that's
partitioned around the 8GB that can also recognize the full 30GB directly (eg.
Win2K or Linux), or use a Drive manager program to be absolutely safe.
HOWEVER, even then, I have not heard from anybody one way or the other
whether the driver manager overlay program fools the libretto into putting the
hibernation partition at the end of the HD as is correct or at the 8GB limit.
So we don't know still what happens in this case.
some do test and tell!!
d =)
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