Question : Netware 4.11 > 8GB partition

I have just put a 20GB IDE Hard disk in my Netware 4.11 server but I can only create a Netware partition on it of 8GB, is there a way to create larger partitions or is this a limitation of 4.11

Answer : Netware 4.11 > 8GB partition

Symptom
INSTALL.NLM | DISK OPTIONS sees only 8.4GB of available disk space on IDE hard drives larger than 8.4GB.


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Cause
The shipping IDE drivers before Netware 4.2 do not support NetWare partition larger than 8.4GB.


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Fix
The solution is get new IDEHD.CDM AND IDEHD.DDI drivers from IWSP6.EXE or later . These new versions will support IDE hard drives larger than 8.4GB. IDEATA.HAM driver is required to use IDEHD.CDM AND IDEHD.DDI drivers.

NOTE: This specific problem DOES NOT happen with SCSI hard drives, only large IDE hard drives greater than 8.4G.