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Re: [PLUG] Re: PLUG digest, Vol 1 #1299 - 15 msgs
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> Some drives have a jumper for reducing its apparent capacity for
> compatibility with older drive controllers or filesystems. You could also
> try manually entering the CHS settings, but I would trust it.
Well, WD drives are usually POS, I've found. Much less reliable than maxtor, for example.
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> > * A Western Digital Caviar 28400 8.4 GB IDE hard drive
> > This bloody thing is detected as a 1 Gig drive by every BIOS in our
> > office... if you can make it detect at it's proper size you deserve to own
> > it. :-) even if it doesn't detect for you, it's still a very functional
> > drive at 1 GB.
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