[plug] Mandrake 6.1 - patition too big

[Shackleton, Kevin]

	Len Bird wrote:
	>This looks like a BIOS problem.

	>I  suggest that you try to resolve the problem in humble old DOS
using a suitable BIOS translation program

I doubt that someone would put a 13 GB drive on an old machine that has the
528 MB BIOS constraint.

I also have more faith in Linux making adequate use of a large HDD than DOS,
even with a disk manager installed in the boot area.

Have you read up on the issues of addressing more than 8 GB?  Here is what
Microsoft have to say (albeit from a FAT32 perspective):

  
PSS ID Number: Q153550
Article last modified on 01-28-1999
 
95
 
WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Windows 95 
 - Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 
 - Microsoft Windows 98 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to partition a drive that is larger than 8 gigabytes (GB) in
size,
the maximum partition size may be 8 GB.
 
CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if the hard disk controller does not fully support
the
interrupt 13 extensions. This information applies to both IDE and SCSI hard
disk
drives.
 
RESOLUTION
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Contact the drive controller's manufacturer for information about a possible
BIOS upgrade to a version of the BIOS that fully supports interrupt 13
extensions.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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In order for a hard disk that is larger than 8 GB and uses the FAT32 file
system
to be fully addressed, it must support interrupt 13 extensions. Io.sys tests
for
the presence of interrupt 13 extensions. If interrupt 13 extensions are not
detected, the default CHS LBA limit of 7.9 GB is used.
 
To determine whether your BIOS supports interrupt 13 extensions, please
refer to
your computer's documentation or consult your computer's manufacturer.
 
Additional query words: osr2 fdisk
 
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Keywords          : kbhw diskmem win95 win98 
Version           : 95
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb
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