HP LH4r Ultra Hot Swap Hard Disk Drive and Tray - Page 11

2 Disk Drive Characteristics The proper settings for the following items will depend on the operating system (NetWare, MS-DOS, OS/2, Windows NT, UNIX, or Banyan Vines) and corresponding version number: • Extended Translation setting for the controller • Partitions, logical drives or divisions for the hot swap hard disk drive For non-UNIX systems, partition and logical hot swap hard disk drive sizes also depend on: • Partition type (Bootable or Non-bootable) • File system (FAT, HPFS, NTFS) To determine the appropriate controller and disk drive configuration, consult the section below for your operating system. NetWare and DOS NOTE If you want to write core dumps onto the hard disk drive, ensure that the drive has enough space for a complete image of your total memory. Table 2-1. Partitioning Information for NetWare and DOS System Software on Disk NetWare with DOS Disk Use Operating system and data NetWare only DOS only DOS only Data only Operating system Data only Extended Translation for > 1 GB Drive Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Primary (Boot) Partition 30-50 MB recommended, 1 GB maximum for DOS None 2 GB maximum None Extended Partition None None Rest of disk Disk capacity Logical Disk N/A N/A 2 GB maximum 2 GB maximum 7