> > I have installed a 60G harddisk (Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9)in my old P130.
> What does hdparm -i say about it?
spass:/home/buri# hdparm -i /dev/hdb
/dev/hdb:
Model=Maxtor 6Y060L0, FwRev=YAR41VW0, SerialNo=Y2R7JV6E
Config={ Fixed }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=57
BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=2048kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=120103200
hdparm (and the linux kernel ?) are seeing the full capacity of the drive based on the CHS (cylinder, head, sector) number: 16383/16/63.
It's possible that the 'df' and 'du' utilities need updating. Hall