Hello Andy - At 03:14 PM 6/21/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>*if* I can copy my -compressed using DriveSpace- 340 MB HDD, >I am going to shop/look for a Maxtor, Conner, or WD 525 MB drive > >(I only hope that my uncompressed 340 MB HDD plus all the uncompressed >DOS files I have added since compressing the drive plus the necessary >room for Win3.11, don't exceed 525 MB) You can use a larger hard drive and IF your system cannot read the larger size it will use the 525 regardless. You don't have to nail down exactly 525meg for the hard drive. :-) >(what is the necessary room for Windows 3.11?) For just the OS probably 5-10meg tops. I have a rather complete install here of W311 and two mini-Linux that occupy a total of a 450meg. >thanks everyone for all your help and pateince No problem. >p.s. I do hope I do indeed have an IDE controller... I am basing my belief >that I have an IDE controller on the fact that I have a CD-ROM installed >and the current 340 MB HDD was itself an upgrade from the machine's >original drive(i.e.; either an ISA controller for IDE came with the >original computer or was installed later) Look inside the computer and follow the ribbon cable (wide, you'll know it when you see it) from the hard drive to whatever it is connected to then write and tell the rest of us what that 'something' is. :-) >p.s.s. this all may be moot if I can't copy my 'HDD compressed with >DriveSpace' or if I can my file needs exceed 525 MB... Microsoft still had some information re:drivespace at their knowledgebase website not long ago. I read it while doing my W31 on a disk project to see it could compress a ramdisk. Charles.Angelich http:/www.undercoverdesigin.com/dosghost/ To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
