on 6/10/03 2:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 01:43 AM -0400 06/10/2003, Dick Busch wrote: >> 2. Will 80-to-50-pin "converted" Ultra SCSI drives work properly as boot >> drives? (I made a new IBM 9GB DeskStar the boot drive on my G-friend's >> PM6100 under OS 8.1 without incident two years ago, but...) > > Absolutely! They work great! > > >> 3. What are the MAX PARTITION SIZES for HDs under Mac OS 8.6? If I install >> a 36Gig drive as boot drive, can I use the whole thing as the boot >> partition, or will I need to slice 'n dice the drive for >> efficiency/function? > > HFS Plus (aka Sequoia or Mac OS Extended Format), which was released > in 1998 as part of Mac OS 8.1, supports a maximum volume size of 2 > terabytes. > > That does not mean that, IMO, you should use a big drive as a single > partition. Putting all your eggs in one basket is just asking for > trouble. I think it is better to have something like a 2 GB volume > for your bootable system, and put your personal files on the other > chunk(s). That way if something spazzes out, chances are it won't > destroy what's on the other partitions. > > FWIW, > - Dan.
WELL!! 2 TB OUGHTA DO IT. Yes, I agree, must keep boot partition down to a reasonable size, put the disk cache/swap file (I still think in Winsucks/Linux terms) there, other apps in a separate partition, then data in yet another. PS - I'd want to keep partition sizes down anyway... ever defragged a 20-Gig partition? It gets ugly... Thanks! Dick. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
