Hi
Some months ago I had a same problem
Just update the bios of a computer Motherbord
WBR attacker
----- Original Message -----
From: "Oliver L. Plaine Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Large Disk (14G) on a P166
> On Fri, 17 Mar 2000 23:09:43 -0600, you wrote:
>
> >ujeevan wrote:
> >>
> >> HELP ME PLEASE !!!
> >>
> >> my friend has a 14g HD (FUJITSU) and he is trying to install Mandrake 7
> >> on his computer. we tried to boot the computer with 14G, but the
> >> computer just hung. The HD has option to use only 2GB so that the old
> >> computer can use the drive, but i want to set it up so that he could
use
> >> whole 14G. Please help me...
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance!!!
> >>
> >> Sujeevan R
> >> Toronto, Ontario
> >> Canada.
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Sat, 18 Mar 2000 04:30:54
>
> I assume you are using W95a on a first generation Pentium here( as you
> gave very little info) if this is true you can use your drive...
>
> I just went through this with a 13 Gig WD new hard drive...the only
> thing that is limited to 2gig is the fat 16 file system that W95a must
> use.....I did not want to update to a newer ms windows system, or use
> that overlay program that always makes trouble and I did not want to
> upgrade flash my Bios in this old p-166....
>
> I installed windows 95a as usual and partitioned the rest of the drive
> for Linux....it works really well as linux does not use bios calls to
> access the disc like w95a does.
>
> the only thing you must do is to put your boot partition below the
> 1024 cylinder limit so LILO can boot the kernel....if you use one 2gig
> fat 16 partition for windows and start your linux from there you will
> have no problem with that....
>
> my W95 works just as it did on my old two gig drive, but now I have a
> full MDK 6.1 helios system with more room than I will ever need...
> dual booting with LILO in the MBR...It works great and I have the
> whole 13gigs with no problem.
>
> if you need the gritty details, post back and I will be happy to help
> you.
>
> Olly P
> Biloxi Mississippi
>
>
