> I want to add a large IDE HDD drive (81.9 GB - Maxtor DiamondMax 98196H8) to
> my NetBSD system (1.5 ZA snapshot). Unfortunately my BIOS doesn't support
> such large drives (mainboard: Asus P/I - P55T2P4, BIOS: #401A0-0103, I've
> updated the BIOS recently). Is there any chance to access the whole disk
> with netbsd? If yes, how do I have to partition the disk?

Np with that, i only got disks larger then my bios recognizes.
NetBSD will see the whole disk. However, there is an issue
with having multiple os'ses on that disk. Its possible to have,
only make sure that the boot partition is within the reach of
what the bios can see. Feel free to have the other partitions anywhere
and as large as you wish, just the kernel must be in reach.
Bye,

Mipam.