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Subject:	Re: DDO'd drive on an LBA motherboard...
From:	Alan Schneider <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	PCBUILD - PC Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Sun, 12 Apr 1998 13:41:16 -0400
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: PCBUILD - PC Hardware discussion List

>         Ever seen a computer with an 850 meg hard drive that has >a
Dynamic Drive Overlay on it and the hard drive being on a >motherboard that
supports large hard drives?

I have seen this a number of times...Since the driver disk is included with
the hard drive many people think it's necessary to use it...

>         Anyway, she wants to do a total re-format and re->install, but
shouldn't the DDO be taken off?  If so, how is that >done if she  doesn't
have the software program?  It's a Maxtor >drive.
>         Suggestions?  Specifics?

She'll need to fdisk the drive again in addition to reformatting to take
advantage of the BIOS' LBA...

Hope this helps...

--
Regards,
Alan

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