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From: Ken Coley <coley@hybrid.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: IDE drives greater than 500 MB.
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 15:10:51 -0800
Organization: Hybrid Networks
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What is the current status of LBA.  Do any of the versions of Freebsd
(2.0, 2.0.5, or 2.10) support IDE hard drives greater than 540 MB?  If
so, how does not set this up?  Also, using a Zappa or Endevor Intel
motherboard with 2 IDE controllers, can Freebsd actually have 4 IDE
drives?
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Kenneth Coley 
Network Operations Manager
Hybrid Networks, Inc.
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