From: Randal Whittle (whittle_at_chaph.usc.edu)
Date: Fri Jul 22 1994 - 17:08:58 EDT
> I partitioned my TP750Ce's 340MB disk so that it has 120 MB (240 MB
> compressed for DOS) and 220 MB which I thought will use for Linux.
> However, I Might get another PC for Linux. So I would like to expand
> TP750 disk to be used as C: disk. Is it possible w/o erasing everything
> on it already? I do not want to call the 2nd disk as a D: or something else.
> I rather keep it simple C:.
I can't remember for sure, but I don't think so--you'll have to
create a whole new (large) partition, but first you have to delete the
existing partition--you can't simply "expand" it. So have fun backing
everything up! ;)
However, if you use all of the drive in one partition (C:), you
will end up with 8K clusters--incredibly wasteful. If it were me (and
I have done precisely this with mine), I would use the second partition
as is--a "D:" drive, which would be 4K clusters, while your C: drive is
2K clusters. That way you waste less space with those smaller files.
You'll lose lots of slack space with those 8K clusters--perhaps as much
as 30 MB.
> In adddition, what does 486 SL-Enhanced DX2-50 mean? The Thinkpad
> crawls on every application I run - like Mathematics, Lotus, etc.
> How can I make it faster?
My presumption is that your machine is going into low-gear to
save battery juice. Try playing with your power consumption settings.
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