On Apr 8, 11:00 am, Jonas Lopez <jonaslo...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Ext Seagate 500 Gb USB Drive Issues on 450 MHz G4 > > 1. There is a limit on hds, something like 180 Mb, but does this apply to > External USB drives? Shows on dt as 500 ok.
The limitation, when it exists, is caused by the controller hardware and/or firmware associated with it. For internal drives, it's the ATA controller on the Mac logic board and the firmware resident in the Mac. For USB and Firewire enclosures any limit is set by the bridge in the external enclosure. The 'bridge' is the logic which translates between the hard drive's ATA or SATA and USB or Firewire. So drive capacity addressability limitation on external hard drives will always depend on the drive enclosure logic, not on the host computer. Of course, there may be some kind of bizarre exception, but in general this is the case. Jeff Walther -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
