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[James Miller <jamtat AT mailsnare.net>]

On Sun, 31 Jul 2005, sindi keesan wrote:

> Will linux (BL) ignore the BIOS here (is the kernel compiled to do so) and
> find the whole drive?

Yes. Kernels up to the 2.2.x range can address up to 138 GB, so he should 
be fine. To use Windows or the like, he'd have to use the drive overlay 
software that likely came on a CD along with the HD. But under Linux, he 
won't need that.

James