SCOUG-HELP Mailing List Archives

<< Previous Message << >> Next Message >>

Date:	Mon, 18 Feb 2002 21:46:51 PST7
From:	Peter Skye <pskye@peterskye.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Any limitation on hard drive size ?

Content Type: text/plain

=====================================================
If you are responding to someone asking for help who
may not be a member of this list, be sure to use the
REPLY TO ALL feature of your email program.
=====================================================

Steve Carter wrote:
>
> There's an [E]IDE BIOS limit around 137 GB, but it may not
> apply if you're accessing the drive directly (once you're
> booted) in Warp.

I think the IBMINT13.I13 driver uses the BIOS but none of the others do.

> No reason not to flash your older BIOSes

I can't find the manuals. I can't even find my screwdriver.

> If you have ATA66 or greater controller, you need the
> 80-pin cable only to operate at the higher transfer rates.
> The 40-pin standard IDE cable will still work, just at
> ATA33 transfer rates.

Hey, that's good to know. Thank you!

> http://www.driveservice.com/bestwrst.htm

This is a great page which you've told me about before. And they keep
it current -- last updated on Feb 8. The page is hosted by a disk
driver recovery firm, and they do like IBM.

> 5400 RPM drives aren't as slow as the relative ratio between
> 7200 RPM would indicate. And they're cooler and quieter.

I need more space for my database and for my dedicated backup drives.
The slower speed doesn't bother me, but I'm very concerned about
reliability. I know that hotter drives (i.e. more watts consumed) are
likely to fail more often so the power spec is important to me.

IBM's new PDF files won't open in Acrobat Reader 3 so I can't view the
specs. (And Xpdf runs on OS/2 "X Window" which I don't have
installed.) I'ved emailed them and asked for a text version.

- Peter

=====================================================

To unsubscribe from this list, send an email message
to "steward@scoug.com". In the body of the message,
put the command "unsubscribe scoug-help".

For problems, contact the list owner at
"rollin@scoug.com".

=====================================================

Return to [ 18 | February | 2002 ]

SCOUG, Warp Expo West, and Warpfest are trademarks of the Southern California OS/2 User Group. OS/2, Workplace Shell, and IBM are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. All other trademarks remain the property of their respective owners.