[Leaplist] FAQ - 500gb IDE drive in P2/400 system?

[Jim Hartley]

Sounds similar to the problem I had with an old PI system. The BIOS 
could only see 8GB when I put in a 40GB drive (had several other small 
drives on the same box). Windoze could only see the 8GB that the BIOS 
saw, but Linux could see and use all 40GB. So don't confuse what the 
hardware (and Linux) can handle with what the BIOS limit on the mobo is.

Jim Hartley

patrick wrote:
> Damien McKenna wrote:
>> Quick question that I can't remember the answer to - would a 500gb drive
>> work in a P2/400 system with Linux (2.6 kernel)?  I'm thinking of
>> skipping Solaris and going with OpenFiler just for plug 'n play ease of
>> use. Don't worry, I'm going to replace the PSU with a good quality
>> Thermaltake 500W jobby.
>>
>> --Damien McKenna - Husband, father, geek.
>> damien at mc-kenna.com - http://www.mc-kenna.com/
>>
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> 
> Though the BIOS in many PII boards would be limited to addressing 137MB,
>   I have large drives in place on Promise controller cards.
> 
> They work well.  We had this discussion in 2006, and in 2005, on these
> boards, also.
> 
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