From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 30 16:32:11 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 571CC16A4CE for ; Mon, 30 Aug 2004 16:32:11 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp.unsam.edu.ar (smtp.unsam.edu.ar [170.210.48.3]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6978843D5E for ; Mon, 30 Aug 2004 16:32:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar) Received: from pi.iib.unsam.edu.ar (pi.iib.unsam.edu.ar [192.168.10.11]) by smtp.unsam.edu.ar (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id i7UGgiSV064131; Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:42:45 -0300 (ART) (envelope-from fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar) Received: from pi.iib.unsam.edu.ar (localhost.iib.unsam.edu.ar [127.0.0.1]) by pi.iib.unsam.edu.ar (8.12.11/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i7UGVoUQ000760; Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:31:50 -0300 (ART) (envelope-from fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar) Received: (from fernan@localhost) by pi.iib.unsam.edu.ar (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i7UGVmIR000759; Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:31:48 -0300 (ART) (envelope-from fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar) X-Authentication-Warning: pi.iib.unsam.edu.ar: fernan set sender to fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar using -f Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:31:48 -0300 From: Fernan Aguero To: Subhro Message-ID: <20040830163148.GA464@iib.unsam.edu.ar> Mail-Followup-To: Fernan Aguero , Subhro , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20040830141749.GA534@iib.unsam.edu.ar> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: maximum hard drive capacity supported? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 16:32:11 -0000 +----[ Subhro (30.Aug.2004 12:23): | Subhro, thanks for your reply, [snipped] | > I'm now confused on the extent to which FreeBSD uses or | > relies on the BIOS. I know that for PnP Windows does rely on | > the BIOS, and it seems to me that FreeBSD does not. | | No thats not true. The BIOS is like a guide which introduces to the OS | the different hardware available to the system. So even FreeBSD needs | the BIOS to start the games up. OK. | > With respect to this particular issue (max hard drive | > capacity supported): is the BIOS limiting here? | | As you guessed, the limiting factor is your mo bo BIOS and not | FreeBSD. How old is your BIOS? Generally any BIOS newer than 2 yrs can | support upto 120G drives without any problems. the latest update to this BIOS is from Oct, 2000 (vba-2bab, according to Soyo: http://www.soyousa.com/downloads/selectresults.php?language=&col1=Motherboard&col2=60&col3=BIOS+Upgrade there are no newer updates for this mobo. | You could check the motherboard manufacturer site for the exact size | of hdd that is supported but don't bet your house on it ;-) | +----] Hmm, I couldn't even find this info. That's why I asked. This does not seem to be mentioned anywhere ... I could try and see ... but I don't want to spend my time and my vendor's time trying disks, getting them back to the store, and so on. Currently I'm using 26 GB disks and had no problem. I already had sent and email to Soyo, but the answer will take a day or two. Thanks again, Fernan -- Fernan Aguero - fernan at iib.unsam.edu.ar Phone: +54 11 4580-7255/7 ext 310, Fax: +54 11 4752-9639 Check http://genoma.unsam.edu.ar/~fernan for more info.