Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2003 19:43:05 -0600 From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> To: Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net, bhyde@pobox.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 200Gig disk shrinks to 124 upon install Message-ID: <15780000.1044322985@lerlaptop.lerctr.org> In-Reply-To: <31133.192.85.47.2.1044318316.squirrel@new.host.name> References: <BC506351-37CC-11D7-BDE4-003065CC5042@pobox.com> <31133.192.85.47.2.1044318316.squirrel@new.host.name>
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--On Monday, February 03, 2003 16:25:16 -0800 Kevin Stevens <Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net> wrote: >> I casually installed a 200 Gig dis on a 4.3-stable freebsd system. I >> quickly followed the directions in >> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks- >> adding.html section "12.3.2.2 Dedicated". df -g now reports that the >> resulting disk is only 124 Gig, so I'm sad and confused. I expected >> some shrinkage, but not quite so much. ideas? > > How current is your motherboard? If it doesn't support the ATA-6 spec > there's a limit of 120-140GB (don't remember the details. LBA(aka LBA28) is limited to 128G (Base 2 GB)/137G (Base 10 GB). LBA48 is the new standard. LER > > KeS > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 972-414-9812 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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