Chapter 5–- SCSISelect Configuration Utility 5-235.4.3 When to Use Extended TranslationDrives With Mixed PartitionsUse standard translation, not extended translation, on drives formatted with twoor more partitions for different operating systems. Partitions for UNIX andNetWare can be larger than 1 GByte when using standard translation.The term UNIX, as used here, includes allversions of AT&T/USL UNIX, SCO v3.2.4 (orlater), and ISC v3.0 (or later).Using FdiskTo install a new disk, or to re-partition an existing disk, use the fdisk DOS utilityas you normally would. The cylinder size increases to 8 MBytes when you enableextended translation. The size of the partition you request must therefore be amultiple of 8 MBytes. If you request a partition size that is not a multiple of 8MBytes, fdisk rounds up to the nearest whole multiple of 8 MBytes.Questions and Answers About Extended TranslationWhat happens if I enable extended translation with SCSI drives that are less than1 GByte in capacity?Drives handled by the BIOS use extended translation if their formatted capacity isgreater than 1 GByte. Drives with less than 1 GByte of formatted capacity usestandard translation regardless of whether extended translation is enabled.
