Subj : BIOS question
To   : ROY J. TELLASON
From : WAYNE CHIRNSIDE
Date : Fri Jul 01 2005 07:19 am

->  WC> Roy as you've a lot of experience with Linux on older hardware
->  WC> perhaps you can give me an authoratative response to the
->  WC> following question?

->  WC> Is an older, under 32 Gig limit, BIOS a limiting factor 
->  WC> in setting up a Linux installation on a larger than 32 Gig hard
->  WC> drive? 

-> Short answer:  No.   :-)

You know after I posted I realized I'd already done so
previously?

My confidence was shaken however when I followed some bad advice
with regards to Windows.
No more Windows here!

-> Worst you might have to deal with is to configure the drive as something 
other
-> than what it actually is,  even if it's significantly smaller in your CMOS
-> setup.  Then you set up a smallish "/boot" partition to start with,  and the
-> rest of it for a "/" partition,  and let your install roll from there.  The
-> reason for "/boot" is to put that on the drive near the start,  as the MB 
BIOS
-> code is only used during the initial system startup and if there's any kind 
of
-> a problem with >1024 cylinders or whatever it'll still be able to find and 
read
-> all of the files.  Once the kernel gets going,  it'll figure out what the 
real
-> story on the drive is from there,  and the MB stuff no longer comes into 
play.

-> At least that's my understanding of it,  not having any of those newer 
larger
-> drives here myself -- biggest I've got is 10G so far.  :-)

Whoa, I'm thinking 120 Gig.
Best Buy has a Seagate 120 G for 60 bucks after rebate.
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