On Fri, 15 Mar 2002 20:50:25 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hi, > > I've an old Pentium 90MHz. The CPU is probably about the only >notable component with a brandname on it. I want to put another drive in >it, but am wondering about the ability of this old machine to handle the >huge hard drives that are on the market. > > Specifically, > > 1) Will the kernel be able to see a 20-100 GB drive if the BIOS > can't see it ? Last time I checked, the kernel wasn't > bothered by the BIOS's limitations, but last time I checked, > a ten GB drive was astronomically huge. >From what I remember, in that era there was a 2 gig hard limit due to the BIOS. The work around was to partition at =< 2g. It may happen that you need to create the partitions on another machine, but once done all the BIOS will see is many discs. As far as I know, unless you can flash-update the BIOS, you're probably stuck with those limits. --
gt Yes I fear I am living beyond my mental means--Nash
