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lexicom@ibm.net wrote:

>I have the MAxtor 5.1GB drive and also had problems.  IBM1S506.ADD must be
>told the correct geometry for the drive. Try the following:
>
>BASEDEV=IBM1S506.ADD /A:0 /U:0 /GEO:(9924,16,63),(622,255,63) /U:1
>/GEO:(9924,16,63),(622,255,63)
>
>(9924,16,63) is the actual drive geometry (cyl,hd,sec)
>(622,255,63) is the LBA converted geometry (cyl,hd,sec)
>
>You'll need this for /U:0 and also /U:1 since both drives need to be
>configured.  I've seen messages posted on CompServe about a 127 head limit for
>disks.  Telling IBM1S506.ADD the geomtry to use seems to work.  You should be
>able to use FDISK and install after adding this to the OS/2 install disk
>CONFIG.SYS.  I'm sure IBM will relase a new driver to handle these larger
>capacity drives at some point.  Just don't forget that the geometry must be
>included in the config.sys for utility disks, etc.  Also, make sure you have
>the correct paramteres for cyl,hed,sec for actual and LBA.  The numbers above
>should be correct.
>
>Let me know if this solves your problem.

That change seems to have done the job - fdisk, format, and
installation all work now.  (Now all I have to do is get the video
drivers to cooperate, that should be another few hours of "fun"...)

Thanks.


-Jeff