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Formatting and partitioning Hard Disk langer than 8.4 Gb under OS/2 4.0
Name: Andy B Date: December 15, 1999 at 09:48:27 Pacific
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It is supported if you update your OS/2. Do an FTP search for idedasd.exe. You might also want to have a look at the previous question here in the forum - this question has been asked (and answered) about a trillion times right here already...
How can I do a FTP search for idedasd.exe to update the OS/2 Warp
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Response Number 3
Name: Sherman Wong Date: December 17, 1999 at 05:03:42 Pacific
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If you have a browser, then you can find the program that you seek at the following URL: http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/ html/os_2comp/installa/index.htm .
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Response Number 4
Name: Jatin Ganatra Date: May 2, 2000 at 06:33:55 Pacific
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Hi Friend, I am having 6GB HDD and I want to install OS/2 on it.Can u guide me whether OS/2 supports 6GB directly or I require some third party utility?Please guide me in detail and step by step if possible.
Summary: Hi, As far as I can remember, the HPFS limit is 64 GB, so you should be able to partitions the disk... But your disk size may not be recognized by the os/2 IDE drivers (I don't know which ones are inc...
Summary: Dough, Thank you for your response. What I originally tryed to do was to use the hard disk as a single partition to install OS/2. That's why I removed Win98 by reformatting the disk. I am not trying t...
Summary: Hi, You are using a powerfull notebook. I had the same problem. The original IBM Hard disk max capacity is so far i know 5GB. I'm using a 8.2GB disk. You need a 2.5" hard disk (eg. IBM for better comp...
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