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LW6EAH > PC 30.05.04 16:01l 50 Lines 1578 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re^2: More Problems
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From: LW6EAH@LU6DG.8109.BA.ARG.SA
To : PC@WW
> Hello to everyone who replied.
> Those that replied pointed out that DOS has a maximium drive
> size of 2Gbytes.
> The actual size is 2047 Mbytes.
> For those like me who were unaware of this limit here is how I have
> now
> setup my hard drive.
> First my existing drive set up was
> C: 20 Gbyte
> D: 30 Gbyte
> E: 10 Gbyte
> The rest for Linux.
> First I saved everything off D & E drives.
> Then I started FDISK and selected Large drive Y and then deleted
> D & E Logical drives.
> Then selected make new logical drive and set size at 30000 Mbytes.
> This made drive D:
> I then closed Fdisk and restarted Fdisk & selected Large Drive No.
> Then selected make new logical drive 2047 Mbytes
> This made drive E:
> Then selected make new logical drive 2047 Mbytes
> This made drive F:
> Closed Fdisk
Perhaps if you want full compatibility with old programs and operating
systems you should create the 2GB limited partitions as FAT16. You should
be able to do this by creating them with the fdisk program saying NO to
the large drive support question. Or perhaps with an old dos version of
fdisk, or even with linux fdisk and mkdosfs tools.
> The remainder of the drive will be used for Linux which will have
> to be reinstalled. If you change a partition or logical drive you lose
> whatever is beyond it on the drive.
That's not true. But you must be carefull. If unsure, backup (just in
case).
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Rodolfo Brasnarof LW6EAH
LW6EAH@LU6DG.8109.BA.ARG.SA
lw6eah@qsl.net
Punta Alta
Argentina
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