Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 11:35:22 +0800 From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] New info re: large HDs w/Win9x or DOS & disk manager
>>I don't think that the bios can lie to itself (apart from the 8G limit), but i'm >puzzled as to just how it works. AFAIK, the 8.4G limit is due to the maximum number >of sectors, cylinders, and tracks on a CHS system. (I might mean LBA) >> >>But, if it can't see past 8.4G, how can it put the hibernation track after it? And >if it can, why doesn't it use all the disk? Puzzling... > >It can't see past 8.4 gig or it won't report past 8.4 gig? I think what was being >referred to was that the BIOS can see just past 8.4 gig, deducts the hibernation >partition and tells the OS there is in fact 8.4 gig (where the difference between 8.4 >gig and what the BIOS can REALLY see it keeps for itself for hibernation). It >therefore DOES use all the disk, Typo, make that 'it does see just past 8.4 gig'. - Raymond --- /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ | | "Does fuzzy logic tickle?" | | ___ | "My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup?" | | /__/ +-------------------------------------------| | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | HTTP://www.raybot.net | | ICQ: 31756092 | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/ ************************************************************** 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 **************************************************************
