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- From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
- Subject: Re: how use >1024 Zyl. HD
- Message-ID: <1992Aug31.154924.2578@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
- References: <schrodt.714996100@neurotic> <1992Aug30.233401.3295@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 15:49:24 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug30.233401.3295@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Tom J Parry) writes:
- >> how can I use more than 1024 Zylinder.
- >> My Harddisk: Microsience HH1060 1314 Zyl .
- >> For Dos use is Ontrack Diskmanager available.
- >> But on a Ontrack READ/WRITE partion 0-1314 Zyl. (80MB)
- >> OS2 2.0 installation stopped with Fdisk-Error
- >You can't! There is an inherent limitation in the PC that limits you to
- >1024 cylinders (I think it's in the BIOS). These large disks are usually
- >IDE drives (maybe SCSI too, haven't had much to do with them) and can usually
- >be configured using different configurations of Heads/Cylinders/Sectors. In
- >fact I have been told by some manufacturers to use settings that are
- >different to the physical layout of the disk because performance will be
- >better. The drive automatically detects this and translates all your drive
- >references for you.
- >Either contact Microscience or a local Hard drive retailer or repairer
- >(repair places are usually very willing to give info) and ask for
- >alternative configurations for you drive. You might also want to try one of
- >the hardware newgroups.
-
- Well, that is not precisely true.
-
- First off, I strongly recommend you enable sector translation on your
- hard disk adapter -- most have it. It works well.
-
- Failing that, OS/2 2.0 will support more than 1024 cylinders, but with
- some restrictions. I believe I list those in the FAQ List.
-
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