On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 11:39:27 -0700 Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Mar 18, 2004, at 11:31 AM, A.Tuazon wrote: > > > Hey listers, > > > > Anyone know how big a hard drive the B&W (rev.1) onboard ATA port can > > handle? I've heard stories saying I'll get data corruption at > > anything over > > 40GB, any truth to this? > > No, the limit is 137GB. B&W rev 1 has a broken IDE controller chip -- it handles the slow ATA protocol of the original drive ok but introduces (data from one specimen I had in my hands) about 2 wrong bytes every two GB on read operations. That happened IIRC on a 20GB drive (original was 6GB). Check on xlr8yourmac.com for a little test utility. It will write large files and checks them on reread. That way you can test the new drive -- but expect to buy a ATA Card as well. K.-H. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
