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Number   :  471
Date     :  2001-07-28
Author   :  Joseph Maddison
Subject  :  Re: Problem with an 80GB disk
Size(KB) :  1


I've had problems at 8 GB, 32 GB, and the next hurdle I'm told, is 
somewhere around 57 GB, if I remember correctly. After that, who knows? 
What I did (but don't recommend) is buying an updated BIOS flash from a 
reseller. I spent more than the cost of a new Motherboard on it. Ouch. But 
if you have an old Gateway P5, let's talk!

Using programs to overlay the hard drive may make some disk imaging 
programs, like Drive Image (always a little twitchy) just that much more 
unstable. There's some really nice looking MB's coming out, so get one with 
ATA100 onboard and a 266 bus speed.

Other weirdness: installing WinNT or Win2k on a large disk and formatting 
it to use FAT32 results in a large volume that *is* FAT32, but is *marked* 
FAT16 as far as Drive Image goes. Doing stuff with Drive Image will not 
work right. Bad deal. Always partition FAT32 volumes first, then install 
Win2K without reformatting. I forget how I removed the dual boot option it 
insisted on putting in since I was not reformatting, though.

Regards,
Joseph Maddison



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