Re: IBM 380XD

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From: Franco A. Bignone (abignone_at_unige.it)
Date: Sat Dec 01 2001 - 08:08:57 EST

Bert Haskins wrote:

> I still bet you that it will work under either/both Linux and/or Win2K.
> I have both 233 and 266 380XD TPs and like them very much.
> The trick is that partition set up and formating must be done
> with something much better than Dos tools.
> I've set up some desktops with the 8.2 bios limit that
> use all of a 40G disk.
> Again, W2K and (recent) Linux
> Both of these must have at least one (starting) partition below 8.2!!!.
> I think both of these pretty much ignore the bios after IPL..
> Cheers, Bert

Worked ! I used a Hitachi 2.5'' 30Gb laptop HD, smaller than the original IBM
4Gb, but it fits nicely inside the caddy, leaving a lot of room on top for air
circulation, now running steady with LinuxRadHat. Fixed for another 2years, at
least, for my home typing and programming with 200$, plus a 4Gb HD for Win32 stuff
for my seminars to swap as needed.

Thanks for your help.

Ciao

Franco 

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