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Conference giadev::decstation

Title:	DECstation PC Conference
Notice:	register note 2, see notes 3 & 4
Moderator:	TARKIN::LININD

Created:	Tue Jan 10 1989
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	7470
Total number of notes:	34994

7430.0. "Digital preloaded PC's incorrect config?" by SCASS1::GRESS () Mon May 05 1997 13:06

    We are having a problem with the staged systems from Digital. The
    systems that the customer is getting are the Venturis FX with the 2.5
    gig drive in them. 
    
    The systems are coming with two partitions. The C is configured for 1.2
    gig and D as the rest. 
    
    How come the drive C is not configured for the max to 2 GIG and drive D
    as the rest?
    
    How come we just don't enable the FAT32 and have the drive as the whole
    2.5 gig.
    
    I am asking this is becuase it is causing a problem with the customers 
    network drive mappings. So they are having to FDISK every system/enable
    FAT32 and reload everything. 
    
    I did tell them that they could just delete the logical drive D but
    that would give them just a 1.2 gig drive. I know that there are other
    3rd party options but need an answer from 'Digital'.
    
    Thanks
    Kevin

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7430.1		PCBUOA::KRATZ		`Mon May 05 1997 13:37`	10
	>How come we don't do a 2Gb and the rest... We ship 2.1Gb disks as well... should they be FDISKed to have one 2Gb partition and one tiny essentially useless partition? FDISK by default splits the disk down the middle. >How come we don't just enable the FAT32... This might piss off the customers that want to maintain their current backup, defrag, etc software that doesn't know about FAT32. Kratz
7430.2		PYRO::RON	Ron S. van Zuylen	`Mon May 05 1997 16:56`	8
	>>How come we don't just enable the FAT32... >This might piss off the customers that want to maintain their >current backup, defrag, etc software that doesn't know about FAT32. And also for compatibility with Windows NT (especially for the dual-boot fans)... since NT can't see any FAT32 partitions. --Ron
7430.3	Need to open a call	PCBUOA::GKELLEY		`Mon May 05 1997 17:35`	5
	The 2.5GB drives are fdisk'd as C=2.1GB and D=the rest. If you're seeing something different, open an IPMT so that we can get manufacturing to look into the problem. glen kelley
7430.4	problem then -	SCASS1::GRESS		`Wed May 07 1997 13:04`	6
	yes, there seems to be a problem then. The drives are comming 1.2gig as C and then D as the rest I will open an IPMT