Re: OS/2 need help for disk > 512kb

Article View: comp.os.os2.misc

Article #16961

#16961

From: Les Bell
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 00:00

30 lines
1881 bytes

In <5lowycBTKgzM089yn@ibm.net>, parker0@ibm.net (Paul Parker) writes:
>How recent a version of Dos ?

DOS 4.01 and later will skip past HPFS logical drives.

>My cd44-y70 Aptiva 486dx-50mhz [S/N: 9008794]  came with 270mb 
>hard drive which I soon filled.  When I soon sort another HD installed, 
>was looking for *Gb, however heard there was a limit to the 531,024 HD 
>it says is there now.
>
>
>Does this limit actually exist for my pc, or, was it yet another of lifes 
>examples that left hand does not always know what right does :-(

I'm not sure what you're getting at here, but take it from me: at the very
least, you can install a small logical drive in the first 1024 cylinders to
boot from, and then format the rest as a single HPFS drive.

Best,

--- Les

+-------------------------------------------------------+
| Les Bell   lesbell@ibm.net       Tel: +61 2 9451 1144 |
| http://www.lesbell.com.au        Fax: +61 2 9451 1122 |
| Les Bell and Associates Pty Ltd  PO Box 297           |
| OS/2 Training and Consulting     Neutral Bay NSW 2089 |
|                                  Australia            |
+-------------------------------------------------------+

Technical Details

Message-ID: <5a1qk0$6u4$3@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!unknown!not-for-mail

References: <59lcnr$lf5@mippet.ci.com.au> <pearsonc.21.0008B5D3@melbpc.org.au> <5lowycBTKgzM089yn@ibm.net>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: 1044c2,52a9ab73ab890fcf
X-Google-Attributes: gid1044c2,public
X-Google-Thread: 10a752,52a9ab73ab890fcf
X-Google-Attributes: gid10a752,public
X-Google-Thread: 1138ec,52a9ab73ab890fcf
X-Google-Attributes: gid1138ec,public
From: lesbell@ibm.net    (Les Bell)
Subject: Re: OS/2 need help for disk > 512kb
Date: 1996/12/28
Message-ID: <5a1qk0$6u4$3@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net>
X-Deja-AN: 206300489
references: <59lcnr$lf5@mippet.ci.com.au> <pearsonc.21.0008B5D3@melbpc.org.au> <5lowycBTKgzM089yn@ibm.net>
reply-to: lesbell@ibm.net   (Les Bell)
newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,aus.computers.os2,comp.os.os2.advocacy

Reply to Parent Message