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From: dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: DOS 32 Meg limit
Message-ID: <1640111@hpspcoi.HP.COM>
Date: 1 Jun 90 00:33:02 GMT
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>Whoa, now!  Are we sure about this?  I thought it was at least in the Gig's!
>512 MB sounds way too small.  Seems I remember it was either 2 or 4 GB.
>Kerry Person

There is a limit in the BIOS that limits disk size to about 512MB.
This lower BIOS limit overrides the higher DOS 4.01 limit. 

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