From: | Robert Cranley |
Date: | 21 Jun 2001 at 00:23:33 |
Subject: | Re: More than 4GB problem! |
Hi Nicholaus,
On 20-Jun-01, you wrote:
> What are you going to do with all that space???? I've got 20+10Gb here and
> have too many partitions (was about 25 at one stage) and don't even use
> them all!
Aye, true, but I bought a new drive a short while back, and for the extra
space at all, but it is handy to be able to set up a couple of partitions
for ISO imaging etc., without having to move stuff around.
> GET ONE!!!! I cannot stress this enough if you want the best from your
> drives. I have tried using Idefix and it has caused no end of problems.
> Partitions showing minus numbers, lock ups, not reading CDDA disks etc ec.
Hmmm... I don't have a Powerflyer, but I have EIDE99 and a standard 4-way
splitter. Works no problem under OS 3.5. I'd say, get a PowerFlyer if you're
after the extra speed (and it is assuredly much faster), but don't get it if
you just want to solve the problem; EIDE99 and OS3.5 or 3.9 will do the
trick.
> The IDEfix software will play havoc with the PowerFlyer if any of it is
> found on the boot partition. I would suggest that you install the whole
> system again (boot partiton part) as it always works better that way.
> As for partitons. The FastATA software will split your Hard-drive up into
> 4.3Gb logical devices. You do have the option of making the partitions
> bigger by linking them together but DON'T do it. I had no end of problems
> here.
Unless you're using 3.5 or 3.9, then you can set it not to split the drive
with no risk whatsoever (above those normally associated with FFS ;) )
> In all, get one. They are 3-5 times faster, you need one if you want to
> use a CDRW, and the software is pretty good too. (and they are good vaule
> too)
The software is, as I understand it, pretty similar to the standard software
supplied with the buffered i/f, could be wrong here though...
Regards,
Rob
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