Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 02:40:44 +0100 From: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG> To: gtc@aloft.att.com (gary.corcoran) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Partitioning a 23.4 Giga Byte Message-ID: <508.832124444@palmer.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 14 May 1996 19:37:22 EDT." <9605142337.AA04613@stargazer>
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gary.corcoran wrote in message ID <9605142337.AA04613@stargazer>: > Will such a huge drive be fully usable (i.e. all 23G) within the "IBM- > compatible" world of SCSI controllers? Aren't PC-compatible SCSI > controllers limited to 8G of disk space (on a single disk), due to > the (stupid) limitations on maximum heads/cylinders/sectors imposed > by PC history?... :-( Yes, I've seen a 9Gb drive ``fully used'' (df reported over 8Gb available anyhow) on an Adaptec 1742 EISA controller... The BIOS limits only apply when you are using a BIOS, after all... Gary -- Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member FreeBSD - Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info.
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