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Re: 32-bit disk access on 755 (fwd)
- To: tp750@CS.UTK.EDU
- Subject: Re: 32-bit disk access on 755 (fwd)
- From: ychou (Sean Chou)
- Date: Fri, 14 Oct 94 19:56:09 -0500
>The IDE spec only allows drives < 512MB. The ThinkPad BIOS adds support
>for > 512MB, which allows the drive to be accessed. However, 32-bot disk
>access circumvents the BIOS, therefore Windows can;t understand your drive.
>
>CONCLUSION: You can't use 32-bit disk access on ThinkPads with > 512MB
>drives.
Is this with > 512mb hard drives or with >512mb partitions?
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Sean Chou / schou@uiuc.edu / CompuServe 73672,2111