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Snagged a computer with a Pentium MMX, having issues with fdisk.

good info.it is a "sort of" rulke if the mB has sata support, the ide cnannel goes beyond 120/137 withoiut problems.
I use the / because I do not thing there are drives larger than 120 or smaller than 137. I think the next step is 160gb.

BY THE WAY if you dins a TIVI driev and it is a 169 anbd cannot be formatted beyond 120g clear it with disk manager and start over. just do not install dm.
 
i do not see any comnclusion just puzzlement.
Obe thing you did not mention
what are the real papameters of the "528m "" drive.?
some drives like several 420m drives I have need " higher math" to get set up
the real 528 ( 534) limit is 1024-16-63.
these 420 dries habe 1800 cyl.
so it comes out LESS than 420.
and 1034-15-63 exceeds the capacity of the drive. almost every ide drive will "translate" so you choose new numbers
like 1024-16-whatever makje 420m
or whate\ver-16-63
sometimes if you have a data sheet the preferred translation number are published.
 
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