ok. it looks like it's possible and it shouldn't be a big deal. though, some modifications may apply...
thanks to everyone for help. -afan koffiejunkie wrote: > Afan Pasalic wrote: >> hi, >> I just bought internal 500GB ATA HD, 7200, 100MB/s for $99. >> am I able to use it on PIII, 677MHz, 512MB RAM, openSuse 10.2? ot, >> it's to big? > > Linux wouldn't mind, but your BIOS might. Some older BIOS just hang > when it tries to detect a drive that is too big. The easies way > around this is, if your BIOS allows it, to just set that drive to > 'none' or not installed. This does mean you have to use it as a slave > though. Linux will see the drive regardless. > > It gets more tricky with some BIOS (Intel and AMI comes to mind) that > *always* tries to detect the drive. > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
