Re: [cobalt-users] Maximum HD size for Mips system.html

["steelhead-mobile" <bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Waugh" <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 4:23 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Maximum HD size for Mips system.html


> On Sun, 18 Jan 2004, steelhead-mobile wrote:
>
> > [cobalt-users] Maximum HD size for Mips system?According to the message
> > below 32 mb is max.  No problem.  Just wondering what would happen if a
> > larger drive were used?  Extra space ignored? Data errors?  Total
collapse?
> > And would it matter if it were installed as a second drive? (HD1)
>
> You will get a very small drive, 3 or 4 MB.
> Stick with 32GB (33.8GB is max). The problem is one of data size.
> http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/linux/Large-Disk-11.html
>
> Gerald
> --

So, if I read this right....
If I were to use a Standard 40gb drive, it will not be happy at all, unless
I can jumper it to be 33.8mb.

Given that todays drives tend to be classed as larger, are there any models
you may know of that will work by clipping or jumpering.?
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