On Jul 28, 2010, at 8:14 AM, JoeTaxpayer wrote:
I believe the 500GB drive can be partitioned to look like 4 125GB drives if the 128GB limit is an issue.
If on a pre-QS 2002 model up to and including a QS 2001, you are stuck with the 128 GB "line".
All partitions below the 131,072 MB "line" (this equals 128 GB, BTW) must end at 131,072 MB.
Below that "line", you may include as many partitions as you wish. All may be bootable
Above that "line", you may also include as many partitions as you wish. None may be bootable.
On a conventional 500 GB drive, the "below the line" partitions must add up to precisely 128 GB, whereas the "above the line" partitions must add up to about 338 GB.
These add up to 466 GB, which is just about what you would expect from a 500 GB drive which has been initialized and includes all the directory and journaling stuff.
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