At 14:38 4-10-00 -0400, you wrote:
>Albert Beevendorp wrote:
> >
> > > Albert Beevendorp wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > And what is the maximum capacity of a harddisk (not a partition)
> > > > > which can be handled by IDE interface/file system.
> > > > >
> > > > The absolute maximum for IDE in this state is a hard disk of 8 GB. When
> > > > installing a master and a slave device for a single interface, it
> > possible
> > > > to address 16 GB (2 x 8 GB)
> > >
> > > I think this is not correct...2gb is the maximum for a drive with
> > > FAT16...yes,it allows 8 GB,but with partions of a max of 2 GB...
> > > greetings,
> > >
> >
> > Please re-read. The question was the maximum size of the COMPLETE harddisk.
> > I was talking about two separate devices with a maximum of 8 GB (and 1
> > master and 1 slave, 1 + 1 = 2 and 2 times 8 GB is a full maximum per
> > interface of 16 GB). I know it's a bit difficult to get this the way I
> wrote
> > this, but it is a fact.
> >
>
>I meant the maximum for a LOGICAL drive is 2gb...and 8 GB per device
>(this is correct)
You are correct, only he asked about hd-sizes, not partition-sizes. I just
answered his question.
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