Re: Hard Drive advice requested
From: Bob R (removeBadBobR_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: 08/27/04
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Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 18:56:01 GMT
7 wrote in message ...
>Bob R wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>> I have a Seagate 60Gig IDE drive that is jumpered down to 30Gig (was in
a
>> P2-233 that died (CPU or PS) - RIP). I've stuck it in my newer P4 box,
>> works fine.
>>
>> I'd like to know the affects of removing the 30Gig jumper.
>> Will the current partition remain? (30Gig single FAT32, non-boot)
>> After removing the jumper, what are the odds that cfdisk will allow me
to
>> allocate the rest of the drive for a Linux partition (and keep the
current
>> vfat partition intact)?
>>
>> Thanks for any comments/advice. (yes, I'll back-up before tinkering!<G>
I
>> ain't brain-dead, it just seems that way.)
>> Don't 'Google' for me, but if you have a good link handy....
>
>I think back up, reformat and restore. Anything else is
>asking for trouble because if some pointer
>is wrong somewhere, then your data is scambled egg.
Without further confirmation, I guess that's my only recourse.
Thanks for your input.
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