Re: [iPAQ] Toshiba HDD question

If you have a Linux laptop then just plug it in and use linux fdisk to
make whatever partitions you need. That is whatI did.
You can then do a mkfs for each of the new partitions.
Once you have done that you can put it in your iPAQ.

Johan

> Hello *
>
> now that i just have got my Toshiba MK-5002MPL HDD i read in the manual:
> "...is preformatted with a Microsoft-compatible file system..."
> "Caution: Do not use win9x or DOS partitioning programs ("fdisk") as
> they will not work with the PC Card hard drive"
>
> what if i dont want a micros~1-compatible filesystem?
> does linux fdisk destroy the drive?
> or do they just want to tell me not to use lose9x/dos fdisk as this one
> /is/ (dumb as brick and) dangerous with any disk?
>
> thanx
Received on Mon Jan 7 15:56:40 2002