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From: jcwasik@PacBell.COM (Joe Wasik)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: Disk Manager and MSDOS 5.0
Message-ID: <9057@pbhyf.PacBell.COM>
Date: 20 Jun 91 22:54:31 GMT
References: <1991Jun17.100115.31473@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> <1991Jun17.221311.15797@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu> <1991Jun18.091756.31516@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> <1991Jun19.171414.24136@unixg.ubc.ca> <esaholm.677411081@polaris>
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In article esaholm@polaris.utu.fi (Esa Holmberg) writes:
>
>	With DOS 4 (and prior), I have to use Disk Manager to get full
>	use of my hard disc, as it has more cylinders than DOS 4 can
>	understand. Has the 1024 cylinder limit finally been removed,
>	or do I still have to stick with Disk Manager.. ?-)
>
DOS 5 allows large disks -- but that increased capacity must still
remain with the first 1024 cylinders.  I believe this is a problem
with the BIOS, i.e. it's on a chip.

-- 
Joe Wasik, Pac*Bell, 2600 Camino Ramon, Rm 4E750V, San Ramon, CA (415)823-2422
email: jcwasik@clib.PacBell.COM or [...]!pacbell!clib!jcwasik
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