>
> > You can mount the windows partition using the mount command or the
> > configuration file /etc/fstab in Linux, so on the Linux side you would still
> > have access to your entire disk. Also, if you are getting a new disk, it's
> > probably a labor-saver to ask that the disk come pre-configured as C: and D:
> > drives (which may be normal for large HDs at this point?), then use DOS
> > 'FDISK' to free up the D: partition for Linux. IIRC, though, it's a bad
> > idea to get a HD > 8 Gig for Linux, it may have a problem reading it. Check
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> Would you be so kind as to explain why it's bad? I plan very soon to buy a
> new HD for my old 486/33. I've found a 12.7 Gig HD that I can afford, what
> problems could I have?
>
I had an old Pentium with an old BIOS that didn't "do" HDs over 540Mb.
I had to get an EIDE controller with a BIOS that could handle the drive.
As stated in the product manual: "This board will support EIDE drives up to 8Gig".
So, the moral of the story: If you geet a >8Gig drive, make sure you hardware
will support it.
Bryan
