bushmechanic
Experienced Member
I've never even tried this before. I'm building a PC with this motherboard:
http://www.bcmcom.com/tech/kr632/KR632.htm
I want to install DOS 6.22. Simple enough.
Obviously, however, I can't just grab a hard drive that is small enough to keep everyone in there happy.
Let's assume I'm not going to install any other operating system on the PC. Let's also assume that I'd like to run only one partition. Let's also assume that I absolutely want to waste that space, and I abhor the idea of using tricks, revisions, or programs to use all of it. Those three factors are concrete in this hypothetical exercise.
If I pick up a 40GB drive, can I just format the it at the DOS limit, deliberately wasting the full capacity of the drive, and call it a day?
I've always tried to squeeze every drop out of every component I use, so I have no idea whether or not I can even do this...
http://www.bcmcom.com/tech/kr632/KR632.htm
I want to install DOS 6.22. Simple enough.
Obviously, however, I can't just grab a hard drive that is small enough to keep everyone in there happy.
Let's assume I'm not going to install any other operating system on the PC. Let's also assume that I'd like to run only one partition. Let's also assume that I absolutely want to waste that space, and I abhor the idea of using tricks, revisions, or programs to use all of it. Those three factors are concrete in this hypothetical exercise.
If I pick up a 40GB drive, can I just format the it at the DOS limit, deliberately wasting the full capacity of the drive, and call it a day?
I've always tried to squeeze every drop out of every component I use, so I have no idea whether or not I can even do this...