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  From: David Drury <idavid@smug.adelaide.edu.au>
  To  : Evan Bourlotos <evan@cs.adelaide.edu.au>
  Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 10:46:36 +0930 (CST)

Re: More space required

Hi,

> Is there a limitation as to how much disk linux will recognise?
> I have heard things like 8gb is its limit etc.
> Can anyone explain this for me please.

The actuall maximum partition size I think measures in the TerraBytes (but
I don't have the exact figure).

There are various BIOS imposed limits depending upon the age of your PC
and BIOS. Originnaly it was 512MB. This was fixed with LBA translation
that allowed 4, 8, and now >20 GB to be addressed. Depending upon when
your computer was made it may have one of these limits.

cya

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