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Date:	Tue, 15 Oct 2002 15:52:48 PST7
From:	Steve Carter <scarter@vcnet.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: W4 Install to 80GB IDE

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I believe that he is starting afresh with only the
original W4 CD and new (unused) HD.

Partitioning is still an open issue, not really up to me,
except to offer advice on what works, or doesn't. Therefore,
multiple partitions would be OK, as long as they're
big enough to be useful. 32/64GB qualifies.
Maybe 48GB + 32GB makes sense. I'll ask.

I suspect that the entire disk is available to OS/2,
no multiple OS boot. He uses removable drawers
(as do I, but SCSI instead).

--Steve

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On 10/15/02, Ray Davison wrote, in part:
>Is this a fresh, unpartitioned, unformatted drive?
>Are you hoping OS/2 install will take care of that stuff?
>Are you hoping to leave it as a single partition?
>
>I have two 80G IDE. OS/2 fdisk cuts off at 64G partitions.
>Some machines don't seem to like anything over 32G.
>
>Ray
>
>Steve Carter wrote:
>>
>> A handicapped colleague is having trouble re-installing his
>> original W4 to his new 80 GB IDE HD, because the drive is
>> too large. He will not be buying MCP.
>>
>> Is it enough to use the new install disks, originally intended
>> for thinkpads and downloadable from IBM?
>>
>> Do _they_ need updating?
>>
>> I'd like to keep this simple for him (and me), and I DON'T
>> want to become his IT support staff. Tnx
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