Adaptec AHA-1510A - Manual (Page 58)

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AHA-1510A/20A Series User’s Guide
AHA-1510A/20A Series User’s Guide
Stock Number: 510400-00, Rev. C
Page: A-2
Print Spec Number: 491842-00
Current Date: 11/18/94
ECN Date: 11/29/94
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Using Fdisk
To install a new disk, or to repartition an existing disk, use the fdisk
DOS utility as you normally would. The cylinder size increases to
8 MBytes when you enable extended translation. The size of the par-
tition you request must therefore be a multiple of 8 MBytes. If you
request a partition size that is not a multiple of 8 MBytes,
fdisk
rounds up to the nearest whole multiple of 8 MBytes.
Extended Translation Questions and Answers
What happens if I enable extended translation with SCSI drives smaller than 1 GByte?
Drives handled by the AHA-1520A/1522A BIOS use extended
translation if their formatted capacity is greater than 1 GByte. Drives
smaller than 1 GByte of formatted capacity use standard translation
regardless of whether extended translation is enabled.
What if I have more than two hard disk drives connected to the host adapter?
AHA-1520A/1522A BIOS supports up to two hard drives. With
additional software, the AHA-1520A/1522A can support up to 24
hard disks. See Adaptec EZ-SCSI on page 4-1.
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