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echo: locuser
to: Rod Speed
from: Paul Edwards
date: 1996-05-04 16:21:04
subject: drives

Can you explain the following.  I want to make my HPFS partition
bootable and installable, but this implies there is some 
restriction (OS/2 3.0)...

 8.0   CONSIDERATIONS FOR IDE HARD DISK DRIVES GREATER THAN 528MB
       __________________________________________________________

  If you are installing OS/2 on an Integrated Drive Electronics
  (IDE) hard disk drive larger than 528MB, be aware of the
  following:

  o   Large IDE hard disk drives require a BIOS translation
      utility program to access the physical disk space beyond
      528MB.  This utility program might be implemented from your
      computer's system board, or you might have a BIOS translation
      utility program (such as Ontrack Disk Manager**).  OS/2
      recognizes most BIOS translation utility programs (including
      Ontrack Disk Manager) and can be installed on a large IDE
      hard disk with no problems.

  o   If you do not have a BIOS translation utility program for
      your hard drive (either on the system board or a separate
      product such as Ontrack), be aware of the following
      restrictions:

      o   All bootable or startable partitions must be
          completely contained within the first 528MB of
          your physical disk.
      o   All FAT file partitions must be fully contained
          in the first 528MB of your physical disk.
      o   HPFS partitions that are not bootable or startable
          have no restrictions.
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