At 1:03 AM -0500 7/18/00, George Currie wrote: >Greetings, long time listener, first time caller ;) > >I have a 280c running in scsi disk mode attached to a PM 9500 >and am seeing the following. The duo has an IBM DVAS-2810 >drive that I just picked up (wiped unfortunately). There is a sticker >on the drive that states that it is 500MB, but the specs for the drive >state that it is an 810MB (the sticker looks like a factory job, not >just slapped on). When I boot the PM, the duos drive comes up >and shows 711MB available, however, when I run drive setup, it >treats the drive like it has only 515MB. What's up with all this >goofiness? Any clues? Am I going to have to run FWB or similar >to be able to utilize the entire drive? Probably. Sometimes suppliers like IBM sell OEM drives which are artificially limited in capacity because the OEM company (like Apple) wants to be able to switch suppliers at will without changing the specs on their end product. Sometimes you may be able to format such drives to their full capacity, sometimes not. BTW, are you using a recent version of Drive Setup and clicking on the customize volumes button? That may work without having to use FWB. Tim Seufert ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Now $199.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html> PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
