Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 19:46:20 -0400 (EDT) From: dono <dono@analog.org> To: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: >2.1GB EIDE disks on old BIOS? Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.05.9904091945140.4382-100000@analog.org>
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Here's the situation: I have an old 486DX2/66 with a PhoenixBIOS dating back to (I believe August) '94 (specifically, it's a Packard Bell Legend 61CD with an identical replacement BIOS from Micro Firmware). Currently, it has a IBM DeskStar 2.1GB and a Western Digital Caviar 1.6GB (both EIDE). I want to get rid of those two drives, and put in one 6-8GB disk. Would my BIOS support it? If not, would FreeBSD, either 2.2.8R or 3.1R, still be able to see/use the entire disk? Would I be able to boot from that disk (any partition size limitations?)? d. KeyID 1024/570E72C5 (or just ``finger dono@async.org'') Fingerprint 8A 74 C8 E4 A8 8D 00 FE 01 EF 9F BB 75 38 17 6F To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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