on 3/31/03 6:14 PM, jimwg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I don't know if anyone can answer this, but I've a PB 190 > with a 30 gig Travelstar HD under OS 8.1 (I use my PB as my 6320's > full backup device). The PB's folder disk size menu and Control Strip > disk memory meter always register my drive size as 1.99 gigs yet when > the same strip meter on my 6320 and its own file size icons during > file sharing registers the true full memory size of my Travelstar > drive as 23 gigs. Is there a reason why this occurs? > One more thing. I think I should've partitioned this disk > beforehand. I understand there's a program that can non-destructively > partition disks or create HPF+ files. Even the smallest file on my PB > 190 takes up 488k, _way_ unlike my OS 9.1 6320. Any experience with > this?
Wow I've never met another person who has a large hard drive in a 190! YAY I'm not alone. Alas my hard drive is only 5gb, I envy you! I wish my 190cs had a 30gb hard drive. Do not use SCSI disk mode with this computer, though. There is a known issue with large hard drives in the 190 that causes file corruption on its unsuspecting host computer (I found out the hard way, and lost everything on my Quadra 800 after connecting it to the 190 through SCSI disk mode). And that would completely defy the point of using the 190 as a backup in the first place :) Also, the 190 will not be able to boot from an HFS+ drive, although if you partition the disk with a small HFS partition, put the system folder on that, and make the rest HFS+ I don't see why that wouldn't work. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
