[linux-help] Hard Drive Upgrade

[Nathan <ncozzens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

I have an old 486 running Debian (Potato).  It's just 
a Command Line User Interface setup that I've been 
using to learn Linux, and act as my home server.  The 
only limitation of the 486 that's really bothering me 
is the lack of bios support for large hard 
drives.  I'm restricted to 2x450MB drives.  HDA has 
all the normal partitions.  HDB has the /var 
partition.  I have three questions:

1.  How can I replace a hard drive in a Linux system 
without disrupting the current installation?
2.  How can I trick my bios into fully utilizing a 
larger hard drive?  I know there is DOS software that 
can do this (though I've never used it), but how would 
you do it for Linux?
3.  Does anyone know of any websites that would 
address these issues?

Nathan
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