On Sat, 01 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> On Sat, 1 Apr 2000, Ian C.Sison wrote:
> ..
> > On Sat, 01 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> > > hi,
> > > need some help... i'm installing redhat 6.0 on my
> > > 12Gb seagate harddisk. but redhat only detects 8Gb
> > > size. is redhat not capable of handling above 8Gb of
> > > harddisk size??? thank you in advance and good day to everyone.....
> >
> > It's not a linux problem, it's a BIOS problem not seeing correct
> > geometry of your HD. You will need a new board to correctly detect
> > your new HD's actual size.
>
> this is incorrect. as I have mentioned in my earlier long post, the 8.4GB
> limit is currently not solvable via a BIOS update. the earlier 528-Mb
> limit is fixable via BIOS, but not this one.
You're right! There is a way. But practically speaking, if i had to do all
that to get my hard drive up on an old system, i'd rather just upgrade the
board. At the very least, it's a "reason" to upgrade. \8)
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