Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1999 20:58:30 -0600 From: "Dragon Knight ][" <dragonknight@dtgnet.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: (no subject) Message-ID: <37097856.CC08858B@dtgnet.com> References: <Pine.BSI.4.05.9904051438430.1048-100000@menno.bethelks.edu>
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I have a fairly decent DX4/100 here (fairly decent meaning it has eisa slots. 72-pin simm slots, etc that won't run a hard disk above 540 megs. And i havent seen many 486's that will support over 2.1 gig or so. Samuel Greear Ladd J Epp wrote: > > Humm... > > Could this be the reason why my 10.1 Gig drive is only recognized as like > a 9.5 Gig drive in my OS, or does the OS need .6 Gig for addressing and > system information, etc..? > > ~Ladd > > On Mon, 5 Apr 1999, Mark wrote: > > > > > > The maximum size of drive on your older 486 is likely 8.4 GIG.. > > > > ..but will most likely require a BIOS update to work. This was the case > > with my Pentium 133, which could only access a 3 GIG drive until the BIOS > > was updated. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > Mark Rekai - INetU, Inc.(tm) - http://www.INetU.net > > Electronic commerce - Web development - Web hosting > > maxiter@INetU.net - Phone: (610) 266-7441 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- ~|~ Samuel Greear ~|~ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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