Re: maximum hard drive limitations?
On Thursday 08 March 2001 21:59, Heather wrote:
> 2) The BIOS may have trouble addressing larger disks, if it was made in an
> era when all drives were smaller. Under Linux this usually isn't a
> problem, as long as the kernel is within recognizable "low" disk space
> for LILO. After we hit the kernel we leave the real BIOS behind
> forever.
The LILO in woody has capabilities that LILO in Potato lacks in this regard.
Also 2.4.x kernels have more capabilities than 2.2.x kernels for recognising
larger hard drives.
> It should. If you are unafraid of opening your machine, see if the drive
> is a precise, tight fit, or has 1mm to spare. The drive itself will have a
> model number on it. You should be able to hit the search engines with that
> and determine if it is an 8.5mm or 9.5mm drive.
I would be hesitant about inserting drives that are a tight fit. I've got
one setup like that now, it gets excessively hot on occasions and if I lean
on the corner of my Thinkpad where the drive resides then it makes a funny
sound (not sure if it's the drive or a cooling fan - it's scarey anyway).
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