Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 10:11:32 -0800
From: Ben Rosenberg
Message-ID: <20001128101132.C2781@suse.com>
Subject: Re: [SLE] HD of 40 GB (boot problem)
Some older motherboards have a 32G limit although they don't
advertize this. You should check for a BIOS upgrade for your
motherboard and I would STRONGLY suggest not using ontrack software
because it's just not compatible with Linux.
* Simeo Reig (simreig@terra.es) [001128 10:03]:
-**-Hi friends, I have upgraded my Hd on an asus p2b-F from 8Gb to 40 GB from
-**-samsung.Well, after install SuSE 6.4 I can boot from a floppy and the BIOS see
-**-my new HD but can't boot from them. BIOS says nothing, the hd light is on but
-**-nothing happens. what I must do, upgrade BIOS ? Ontrack software ? or is a
-**-'linux' solution ???
-**-
-**-PD: I have installed lilo successfully. My SuSE partitons are under 1024
-**-cilinder.
-**-
-**-Thanks!
-**-
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