Large hd with old bios and Linux

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From: Stephen Howard
Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 00:00

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I have a 2yr old Osborne with that has a phoenix bios that won't 
read a hd >500mb.  If I install a 1.2gb drive, can I use
the bottom 500mb for dos and the remainder for Linux?  Or is Linux 
dependent on the bios for accessing the drive's high cylinders?

Slightly off-topic, if this can't be done, has anyone successfully
upgraded the bios of their Osborne (with an MPower 3 motherboard)?
If so, I'm interested in your experiences - dito for those who have
used the software hack provided by some hd manufacturers.

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