--- qemu-0.6.2/hw/pc.c.orig	2004-11-16 04:45:27 +0300
+++ qemu-0.6.2/hw/pc.c	2004-11-29 15:12:52 +0300
@@ -228,10 +228,13 @@
                 if (cylinders <= 1024 && heads <= 16 && sectors <= 63) {
                     /* No translation. */
                     translation = 0;
-                } else {
-                    /* LBA translation. */
-                    translation = 1;
-                }
+        	} else if (cylinders * heads > 131072) {
+            	    /* LBA translation. */
+            	    translation = 1;
+        	} else {
+            	    /* LARGE translation. */
+            	    translation = 2;
+        	}
             } else {
                 translation--;
             }