Ross wrote: > On Dec 22, 3:15 pm, Bill Connelly <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Dec 22, 2009, at 1:54 PM, Len Gerstel wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> On Dec 22, 2009, at 12:30 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: >>>> On Dec 22, 2009, at 9:57 AM, Len Gerstel wrote: >>>>> Does anyone know if these get around the 128GB barrier when hooked >>>>> to >>>>> the onboard ATA? >>>> No they do not. All the adapter does is make the PATA controller >>>> think >>>> it's a PATA drive, the 128gb limitation is with the controller on the >>>> motherboard. >>> I figured as much, but I thought I would ask. >>> Thanks, >>> Len >> Thanks for the heads up ... would have to move the adapter and large >> SATA drive to my QS 2002, or do the LBA48 (sp?) Firmware mod discussed >> elsewhere, on the DA. > > If you are installing a SATA PCI or PCI-X controller card to which you > are attaching >128GB SATA drives, you can partition and use the entire > drive as a single volume, or multiple >128GB drives in a RAID 0/1 > volume. These add-in SATA cards all support >128GB drives, are not > affected by the limitations of the built-in, on main logic board, PATA > controller, or firmware limitations.
The question involved a SATA drive with a PATA - SATA adapter connected to the on board PATA controller. In this case the 128Gb limitation does still apply. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
