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Re: 8 GB limit on cfdisk?



"Mark H. Mabry" <mmabry@avici.com> writes:

>   Martin> Are you using the setting LBA in the BIOS? I think I do and
>   Martin> I have a 8.5GB disk with heads 255 sectors 63 and cylinders
>   Martin> 784. Those are not near any 1024 limit.
> 
> 
> Yes, LBA is enabled in the BIOS.

I know I'm asking a silly question, but what on earth is LBA??
How and why does it harm large disks?

thanks,

H.Y.

-- 
Hirotaka Yamamoto <ymmt@is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp>


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