Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2001 08:54:12 -0800 From: carval <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: large HDs w/Win9x or DOS & disk manager programs
Hi David, I have a old laptop (486 33mh) with 200mb HD. I tried installing a larger HD, it didn't work the bios didn't support the 1.6gb HD. Will disk manager work with these early OS's? -------------------- 7 -------------------- Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 22:00:34 -0800 (PST) From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: New info re: large HDs w/Win9x or DOS & disk manager programs 1) L110 with 20GB Hitachi (2MB cache, B series model listed on my site). 2) W/O disk manager programs, all programs such as fdisk, format, partition magic, etc. work as they would work with a 8.4GB HD. You only see up to 8.4GB, and that's it. 3) You can create 16 & 32 bit partitions as you wish, but only see 8.4GB w/o a disk manager program under DOS & Win9x/ME. 4) If you then install a disk manger program such as EZ-DRIVE (recommended for ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
