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eCS v1.2R - Need to install OS on a +512GB drive...

Started by NNYITGuy, 2009.06.02, 03:17:27

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NNYITGuy

Hi,

Question about +512GB drives on v1.2R. Can we boot from +512GB? Or do we need to only have it as a secondary drive for data volumes?

My small form factor chassis only has enough room to handle a single hard disk comfortably without over heating.  I really want to use a 2TB drive but, I am starting with a 750GB for initial testing.

Please help...

Todd
Todd J Simpson (IT Consultant)
Business Automation Technologies
(Professional Products and Services.  Business to Business...)

Blonde Guy

Let us know how it works out. It says you can't in the IBM DASD readme, but I read somewhere that it works anyway.
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NNYITGuy

Hi Blonde Guy,

Yes, I heard it works too... But not like I want it to.  I heard in a post by Roderick in early January 2009 that it will work for a mix of eCS and MS Vista.  So I am lead to believe that the eCS still only sees the up to 512GB and Vista is on the rest.  So that really does not help me.  I am using VMs of VirtualPC/2 and a mobile Samba server and a recovery partition for recovery of NTFS and FAT32 drives for tech services for clients.  So really I am hoping for 1+TB in a small portable chassis...

Thanks and I will keep posted on what I find...

CU,
Todd
Todd J Simpson (IT Consultant)
Business Automation Technologies
(Professional Products and Services.  Business to Business...)

Paul Smedley

Quote from: NNYITGuy on 2009.06.02, 03:41:09
Hi Blonde Guy,

Yes, I heard it works too... But not like I want it to.  I heard in a post by Roderick in early January 2009 that it will work for a mix of eCS and MS Vista.  So I am lead to believe that the eCS still only sees the up to 512GB and Vista is on the rest.  So that really does not help me.  I am using VMs of VirtualPC/2 and a mobile Samba server and a recovery partition for recovery of NTFS and FAT32 drives for tech services for clients.  So really I am hoping for 1+TB in a small portable chassis...

Thanks and I will keep posted on what I find...

I haven't installed to a 1TB drive, but I am booted off one.  Instead of installing, I zipped my current installation and unzipped onto the new drive.  Works fine and all 1TB is available.

This is on a box that has ONLY OS/2 installed :)

Cheers,

Paul.