From: John Teffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>I believe that that's due to their using a different (and more expensive) chipset than the "standard" Oxford 911. I can't dispute their claim, but as a rule most external HD cases sold today still use the 911 chipset and therefore what I said stands regarding those models. The Oxford 912 and 922 chipsets may not be subject to the same limitations, but I believe they are more expensive as a result.
I think the 128GB limit only applies to an internal drive on the iMac. The
iMacs internal IDE chipset doesn't affect FireWire drives - they have their
own IDE chipset, the part that goes between the actual drive and the
FireWire cable, inside the drive's case.
For instance, OWC says that their 320 GB FireWire/USB 2.0/1.1 drives are
compatible with any Mac with a built-in or added-on FireWire, USB 2.0, or
USB 1.1 port, running OS 8.6 or up:
In any event, thanks for the additional information. It's always good to have options.
_Chas_
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