Re: Is max HPFS drive size only 2 GB?

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From: David Fetherolf
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 1995 00:00

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In <43d4dk$svl@Owl.nstn.ca> nstn3088@fox.nstn.ca writes: 
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>>I think it is correct the HPFS has a fairly small max size (or at
>>least OS/2 incarnation of the HPFS standard uses 2G as the max, in
>>case some IBMer knows something the rest of us don't care)

>Just to add... that's 2GB per partition, not drive, in case someone
>thought OS/2 couldn't use a 9GB drive :P

I was at B. Dalton after reading this thread today and answering
privately by e-mail. According to a book I have that claims to be "OS/2
Accredited", whatever that means, it's 2GB per disk.

HOWEVER, I looked in several developers books at the store and the way
they break it down is thusly:

*Boot Partition* must have fewer than 1024 cylinders

*Maximum File Size* is 2GB

*Maximum Partition Size* is 512GB

This info did not make it into any of the aftermarket books about using
OS/2 I saw today, just the developer's books.

Hope all is clear now.

David

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