RE: [cobalt-users] Maximum Hard disk size

["Phil Beynon" <Infolink@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> Found one previous case concerning the maximum disk size ( 
> Limited to 32 Gb
> because of an old BIOS), but this is still not very explicit.
> If you check out the different disk sizes Sun proposes for it's 
> RaQ's you'll
> see that the maximum they propose is 30 Gb, because of this problem !!!
> 
>  So here are my questions :
> * Is anyone aware of Cobalt ( Sun ) making a move towards a newer 
> version of
> it's motherboard
> * a solution to force a RaQ 3 or 4 to recognise a bigger hard disk.
> 
> 
> Up to now I managed to make a copy an original 10 Gb Hard disk 
> onto a a 41Gb
> disk an make it boot. However afterwards I cannot manage to install the
> official patches :-((
> 
> Some of you might wonder why the heck we want to use 41 Gb disks??
> Simple question, simple answer,
> We offer 1 Gb of HD space to all our customers :-)) And believe me people
> manage to fill it up.
> 
> Any ideas ???


1.) External SCSI disk box
2.) Quantum Snapserver

Phil