Re: [SLE] Hard drive limitations

From: Greg Freemyer (greg.freemyer_at_gmail.com)
Date: 10/31/04

  • Next message: Anders Johansson: "Re: [SLE] Stupid RPM question" 
    Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 09:54:11 -0500
To: suse-linux-e@suse.com

    On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 16:21:37 +0200, Anders Johansson <andjoh@rydsbo.net> wrote:
    > On Sunday, 31 October 2004 15.13, Dylan wrote:
    >
    >
    > > On Sunday 31 Oct 2004 14:57 pm, James Knott wrote:
    > > > Synthetic Cartoonz wrote:
    > > > > Stupid question time. I could not find anything related in the FAQ
    > > > > or the hardware database online.
    > > > >
    > > > > Is the 128G (or 137G if you count like a hard drive manufacturer)
    > > > > ATA hard drive limitation a problem with the interface hardware or
    > > > > the software driver?
    > > > >
    > > > > So, if I get a 250G hard drive can I expect SuSE 9.2 to be able to
    > > > > use all of it?
    > > > >
    > > > > On the assumption this is an interface problem is there a list of
    > > > > supported ATA interfaces/chipsets that SuSE 9.2 can use?
    > > >
    > > > That's a hard limit, unless the inteface changes to include more than
    > > > 28 sector address bits.
    > >
    > > If this is the case, how can manufacturers justify producing "250MB" IDE
    > > ATA dives?
    >
    > I have no problems with a parallell ATA 160GB drive, is this 128GB limit for
    > serial ATA?
    >
    It is a ATA limit with both drivers and controller chips.

    From what I have seen, if you have a ATA-100 controller, you will be
    limited to 128/137 GB.

    If you have a ATA-133 controller/drivers, you can see all of larger drives.

    I have tried several different ATA-133 controllers, linux has
    supported them all. (Even older versions like SuSE 8.0).

    Windows 2K needs extra drivers loaded. :)

    FYI: I saw a dos-booted system that claimed to see a full 250GB SATA
    drive. As soon as the drive usage went past 128/137 GB, the drive
    "crashed". I was just observing, so I did not have the chance to test
    anything, but I suspect something in the dos driver wrapped and the
    filesystem became corrupted.

    Greg 

    -- 
Greg Freemyer
-- 
Check the headers for your unsubscription address
For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com
Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com
Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
  • Next message: Anders Johansson: "Re: [SLE] Stupid RPM question"

    Relevant Pages

    • Re: New PC - everything supported by Fedora Core 3 ?
      ... I ended up using a Mad Dog FX 5500 PCI based video card. ... With this combination the Nvidia drivers loaded and worked with very ... The biggest problem I had was with the on board ethernet controller. ... I am using only SATA type hard drives. ...
      (Fedora)
    • Re: Backup & Restore-Existing SBS W2K3 w/Exchange to....
      ... To add some additional info to Cliff's fine explanation, you will want to ask the mfg of the RAID controller if it allows you to install the card in your existing setup and load the driver. ... After all, Windows won't know, or care, at this point, if the new controller is to manage the boot drives or just additional storage in your system. ... Booting on it will require that you then make an image or a backup, remove the old drives, create the new array, and restore the image or the backup that includes the new drivers. ...
      (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
    • Ultra ATA problems
      ... My mainboard is Abit IC7-Max3 and I've used a IDE ATA 133- ... In the bios settings, all vital settings are set to auto ... I've used the native XP drivers and then the drives on ...
      (microsoft.public.windowsxp.device_driver.dev)
    • Ultra ATA problem!
      ... My mainboard is Abit IC7-Max3 and I've used a IDE ATA 133- ... In the bios settings, all vital settings are set to auto ... I've used the native XP drivers and then the drives on ...
      (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
    • Re: What is ata2 ?
      ... I count two hard disks on the primary channel of your first ATA ... controller, which is probably on the motherboard itself. ... since mixing CD-drives and HD drives on the ...
      (freebsd-questions)