Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2001 06:22:41
From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: New Libretto 100CT owner
>Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 13:50:20 -0400
>From: Cray Drygu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: New Libretto 100CT owner
>
>At 12:57 AM 6/8/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >If you partition on a desktop machine, if you say 'yes' to the question
>'use
> >all available space', that's what you'll get. If you do it on the
>libretto,
> >because it needs a space at the end of the drive to keep the hibernation
> >data on, the BIOS lies to dos regarding just how big 'all' is - so that
>bit
> >doesn't get allocated and is never written to.
>
>Ah, I see. Well, I would have left about 100mb at the end of the drive had
>I partitioned on the desktop anyway, so that wouldn't have been a problem.
That would have done the trick.
>Actually, I'm glad I know that, since I would have left the 100mb if I
>partitioned on the Libretto. I guess I shouldn't do that if the BIOS is
>setting aside the space for me =)
>
No, it's just wasted space if you do that.
Neil
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