->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Synthetic Cartoonz" (synthetoonz@bellsouth.net) wrote: ---------- Stupid question time. I could not find anything related in the FAQ or the hardware database online. Is the 128G (or 137G if you count like a hard drive manufacturer) ATA hard drive limitation a problem with the interface hardware or the software driver? So, if I get a 250G hard drive can I expect SuSE 9.2 to be able to use all of it? On the assumption this is an interface problem is there a list of supported ATA interfaces/chipsets that SuSE 9.2 can use? Thanks Ken Jennings <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<- The capacity limitation relates to system bios. When the operating system loads, two states may occur: 1- (As in DOS/Win9x) the OS accepts bios parameters without change. In this state, the correct detection of a hard-drive inside the OS depends on system bios. However, some chipset manufacturers provide chipset-specific drivers which can be installed to make the OS work like the second state. Usually, installing such drivers are not recommended due to some drawbacks. 2- (As in WinXP/Linux) the OS overrides bios parameters with its own driver. The whole thing you now need, is that your computer's bios be able to detect your hard-drive even incorrect. As for the second state, I think you shouldn't have problem with linux (and you can use it all), unless one of these two cases occur: 1- Your hard-disk cannot be detected by bios at all. 2- Your boot-record position is out of the range detected by bios. For each of the above problems, ask here again. Best Wishes, Bahram Alinezhad, Rudehen, Tehran, Iran. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com