[Gllug] Wanted - small (20, 30, 40gb) ide disks for kids' computers

[David Damerell]

On Monday, 16 Nov 2009, Richard Jones wrote:
>On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 11:01:35PM +0000, M.Blackmore wrote:
>>No one? Even a couple of 8-10gb disks would do, I could pair them up in
>>the box to run windows and linux for big bad world outside access....
>>Must be hundreds gathering dust on shelves or in boxes out there...
>Why specifically small drives?  BIOS problems/limitations?

Certainly I've got a box where the BIOS simply chokes if it detects a
large disc. That's not a serious problem - Linux can detect them
afterwards even if BIOS detection is disabled for that slot - but it
means she has to have one small (6 Gb) disc in, or else boot from a CD
with something ingenious on it.

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