Re: 200GB IDE disk on old system

Wilhelm B. Kloke wrote:
OK, I wasn't precise enough. Does the ata interface of the computer
need to know about this? BTW, it is VIA 82C596B.

yes, it does.

atapci0: <VIA 82C596B UDMA66 controller> port 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6,0x170-0x177,0x30

Hmm, there is at least one PR on that controller:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_block_addressing

However, it doesn't relate to size.
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