at least linux doesn´t use the bios´ detections, so you can use the whole harddisk with it, just remember that the partition you want to boot from has to be within the first 1024 cylinders, so you may want to partition you drive something like /dev/hda1 10 mb /boot /dev/hda2 x mb win95 and some partitions like swap, /, etc
install your (b)zImage in /boot/ and put lilo on /dev/hda and you should be fine, without even the need for a new bios (which can have other, good or bad, effects, though). there is also the hard-disk-upgrade-howto, which is very helpful /usr/doc/HOWTO/mini/Hard-Disk-Upgrade.gz hth, &rw On Tue, 11 Jan 2000 23:32:02 GMT, "Paul J. Keenan" writes: >Can someone tell if it's safe to dive in right now and I can get the >extra 1.8Gb at a later date when the new BIOS arrives without losing >my data ? -- -- +++ EUnet/[EMAIL PROTECTED], 15.-17.2.'2k, Ebene02/Stand08 +++ ----- ___ - Robert Waldner EUnet/AT tech staff ---- / / / ___ ____ _/_ -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> RW960-RIPE --- /--- / / / / /___/ / --- ---EUnet EDV-DienstleistungsgesmbH--- -- /___ /___/ / / /___ /_ ---- Diefenbachgasse 35 A-1150 Wien - ----- Tel: +43 1 89933 Fax: +43 1 89933 533
