> > We have a 560 and a 560X each with a 20 gig drive running this
> > way.
>
> I thought Windows XP was the first version to address the drive
> directly. In any case, I tried everything on a 385XD and it
absolutely
> refused to recognize a 20 GB drive at all, let alone start loading an
OS.
On the 560s I did have to do the initial fomat in the machine (using IBM
Disk Manager 2000, but no overlay) to address the geometry problem; the
drives weren't recognized otherwise. This should work in the 380 series
machines as well.
DR
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