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Silvy · 12-05-2006, 02:53 PM

Relatedly:

I have a pentium 166 (yes, with MMX

) that runs linux.
It has a drive with a reported capacity of 300 GB.

The disc runs fine and is completely accessible for the full 300 GB (divided in 2 partitions: 230 GB / 70 GB).

I never updated the firmware on my board (purchased in '97) and I don't believe the disc is properly recognized by the BIOS. Still, linux manages the disc just fine.

Shouldn't MS Windows be able to access the drive in a similar fashion and 'just work'?

12-05-2006, 02:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
Silvy paranoid Location: The Netherlands	Relatedly: I have a pentium 166 (yes, with MMX ) that runs linux. It has a drive with a reported capacity of 300 GB. The disc runs fine and is completely accessible for the full 300 GB (divided in 2 partitions: 230 GB / 70 GB). I never updated the firmware on my board (purchased in '97) and I don't believe the disc is properly recognized by the BIOS. Still, linux manages the disc just fine. Shouldn't MS Windows be able to access the drive in a similar fashion and 'just work'? __________________ "Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. " - Murphy MacManus (Boondock Saints)