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From: jbthiel@ogicse.ogi.edu (John B. Thiel)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Question: Status of >1024 cyl disk crash problem under Win 3.0
Message-ID: <13789@ogicse.ogi.edu>
Date: 10 Nov 90 11:10:14 GMT
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Organization: Oregon Graduate Institute (formerly OGC), Beaverton, OR
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   I am vaguely aware of a past or present bug in the interaction of
(I believe) Windows 3.0, Disk Manager, and hard drives with more than
1024 cylinders. The rumored effect involves significant data loss.

   I would like to know whether this bug still exists, and how to
identify/avoid a potentially dangerous configuration. If the bug
has been fixed, please indicate which revisions/dates of the involved
programs are safe.

   I did not find this question addressed in the faq list. Perhaps it
would be valuable to include it.

   Many thanks for any information.
   
John

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