> I'm running a small home LAN server on an older P2-400 box. Currently set up w/ a 20GB and a 40 GB HD in LVM. Unfortunately the bios on this older mobo only recognizes up to 32GB on one HD.
There's usually software you install to fix that limitation (it's EZ-BIOS for Western Digital for example). And I'm pretty once you're booted, Linux will take care of any geometry your BIOS by default won't see. Go to the manufacturer's web site for details. Also a PII-400 will more than likely have a flash BIOS on the mainboard . Why not go tho the manufacturer of the motherboard's website and grab the new BIOS? They usually provide it free. > > Rather than dink around w/ a couple more smaller (20GB or so HDs), I was interested in getting an adapter card that supports FireWire and/or USB 2.0, and an external drive, something like a 120 or 160GB model, perhaps several stacked over time as an external array of sorts. All this is on the premise that external devices like USB or Firewire drives wouldn't be affected by the BIOS limit of 32GB. True, they shouldn't. But why make things hard for yourself? Why not just buy an ATA100 or 133 controller? (Promise comes to mind). Instant ATA100/133 and new controller BIOS without the 32Gb limitation to boot. I can pick them up here in Australia for $75 AUD or so (be like what - $35 US?). I think the external stuff may get a lot more complicated than the above suggestions. Regards, Ed. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
