RE: [TCLUG:9836] new install

["Eric Hillman" <ehillman@cccu.com>]

>         on a machine w/ dual 10GB disks, I think I may have
> gotten Linux to
> install w/ LBA mode on; but it wouldn't recongnize >8GB of the disk. that
> was a while ago, and I could be wrong.
>
> >if you plan to run dual-boot, and certainly if you're using anything
> >over a gigabyte.
>         if you have <8GB disks, I'm guessing you can get away with it.
>         you will probably need it on a dual-boot win95 machine. (tho NT
> would probably rather have LBA turned off; IMHE).
>


  Okay, I've certainly never tried using an IDE drive >8GB, so you may be
right... Although last I recalled, there was no way to get NT or Win9x to
use a partition that size anyways, LBA or no.

  I guess this is one of those situations where I'd have to recommend
discovering the right answer for yourself.  Remember, though, if you switch
from one to the other, you *will* have to re-partition & re-format your
drives, and install again.