[plug] Big new hdd in old pc

[Andrew Furey]

> I would like to install a new seagate 80gb hdd in an
> old pc with an asus mb (440lx based) but the bios
> won't find it.  I have been advised that using an
ide
> controller card probably would not solve the problem
> as it will still only see 40 gb or so.  Anyone had
> any experience with this?

If it's anything like mine at home (60Gb in a P100) it
is still usable as the full 80Gb, although you won't
be able to put it in the BIOS, and hence you WON'T be
able to BOOT from it. At that point your options are
to either put another smaller HDD in for /boot to
reside on, or to boot from a floppy disk (not my
preferred method).

> There are all sorts of windows utilities to support
> the large disks but am I going to have any luck with
> linux?  Is there any way of getting the drive going?

As implied above, once the kernel is loaded from
[wherever] it should see the full 80Gb just fine and
dandy.* It's loading the kernel that's the tricky bit.

HTH
Andrew

* This assumes that you're not using the "limit to
32Gb" jumper on the drive.

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