[tlinux-users:08294] Re: Maximum HD size for Tecra 8000

Ken Heard wrote:
> I have a Toshiba Tecra 8000 which I purchased in 2005 second hand.  I
> want to install on it the latest Debian stable distribution.
> 
> This laptop presently has an 8.1 gb hard drive.  Before installing Linux
> on it I would like to replace this drive with a larger one, a 120 gb
> drive if possible.  Is there any limit to the size of the primary hard
> drive that can be installed in this model?
> 
> The model number is of this Tecra 8000 is PRT800U-KB51, serial number
> Z9340400U.  It has a PII 365 mH CPU and 256 mb of installed memory, the
> maximum allowed.
> 
> The BIOS installed is 8.20; the latest seems to be 9.30.  For a larger
> hard drive would upgrading the BIOS be necessary?
> 

The only limitation is that the /boot will need to be below the 8GB mark
or the BIOS won't be able to boot the kernel. This is easy with Linux as
during the install when partitioning you make a small /boot partition
say 100MB at the start of the hard disk.


JAB.

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