Re: [CGUYS] terabyte
Buy a PCI controller card If I buy a 1tb external usb drive, Hey folks, this is a question about an *external* drive. You keep providing answers for *internal* drives. If the drive doesn't need to be portable, an internal drive is more convenient to use, but it can have some limitations which have been addressed. We have too many external drives, so we added two internal drives and cleared off our desks. Expand the opportunities! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] terabyte
If the drive doesn't need to be portable, an internal drive is more convenient to use, but it can have some limitations which have been addressed. We have too many external drives, so we added two internal drives and cleared off our desks. You could just buy a larger desk. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] terabyte
Two solutions (really three) 1.) Partition it up into 120 GB partitions and have 8 120 and one smaller (maybe you will not get a full 1TB but maybe 960 GB) 2.) Use an overlay program which will allow your computer to see the full drive. 3.) Buy a controller card that will allow you computer (It has it's own bios) to see the full drive. The most radical fix is get a new motherboard. Stewart At 10:44 AM 11/5/2008, you wrote: If I buy a 1tb external usb drive, will it have the same 120gb limit due to my motherboard or what? If yes, then I would hafta divide it up into many partitions? My internal drive is a 160gb pata drive which had2 have 40gb partitioned off to see it. There's a 2nd hdd internal slot open ...if I put the 1tb drive in there, what would hafta be done then, multiple partitions? Any other solutions? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] terabyte
If I buy a 1tb external usb drive, will it have the same 120gb limit due to my motherboard or what? No it will not. An external drive comes with its own disk controller in the drive's box. You are not using the controller on your motherboard so those limits do not apply. However, you OS may also place limits on addressability and those limits would apply. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] terabyte
On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 12:53 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I buy a 1tb external usb drive, will it have the same 120gb limit due to my motherboard or what? No it will not. An external drive comes with its own disk controller in the drive's box. You are not using the controller on your motherboard so those limits do not apply. However, you OS may also place limits on addressability and those limits would apply. In fact, I saw a recent article on this. Infoworld or CNET or something. The writer went back to his original XP disc to reinstall on the new 1 TB drive. Apparently, the original XP could not see anything bigger than 120GB or so. So he had to create a slipstreamed XP disk with SP 2 on it. -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] terabyte
Buy a PCI controller card. The new bus won't have the same size limit as the old one. My old Mac's internal bus limits drives to 128GB. The new card allowed me to use the 250GB drive internally instead of in an external case. If it's a PC, make sure it has adequate ventilation/fan. Might be better not to get the fastest drive/RPM. Read the fine print. If I buy a 1tb external usb drive, will it have the same 120gb limit due to my motherboard or what? If yes, then I would hafta divide it up into many partitions? My internal drive is a 160gb pata drive which had2 have 40gb partitioned off to see it. There's a 2nd hdd internal slot open ...if I put the 1tb drive in there, what would hafta be done then, multiple partitions? Any other solutions? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] terabyte
It is the interface (SATA or PATA) physically in the external drive case that determines what the computer sees when it looks at the hard drive in the external case (unless you are exceeding the limit of the OS). If it is a newly manufactured external case, you should have no problem. But if you are going to purchase a 1 TB hard drive it almost certainly will be a SATA drive. I don't believe I've seen any PATA drives larger than 320 GB for sale, although I couldn't for sure say they don't exist. I also don't believe I've seen any SATA drives that aren't 48-bit LBA. Maybe some very early ones were not. I would only buy a new, un-partitioned PATA drive today in circumstances in which it was being attached to a legacy motherboard or drive case for essential reasond. Fred Holmes At 11:44 AM 11/5/2008, rlsimon wrote: If I buy a 1tb external usb drive, will it have the same 120gb limit due to my motherboard or what? If yes, then I would hafta divide it up into many partitions? My internal drive is a 160gb pata drive which had2 have 40gb partitioned off to see it. There's a 2nd hdd internal slot open ...if I put the 1tb drive in there, what would hafta be done then, multiple partitions? Any other solutions? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] terabyte
Buy a PCI controller card If I buy a 1tb external usb drive, Hey folks, this is a question about an *external* drive. You keep providing answers for *internal* drives. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] terabyte
In fact, I saw a recent article on this. Infoworld or CNET or something. The writer went back to his original XP disc to reinstall on the new 1 TB drive. Apparently, the original XP could not see anything bigger than 120GB or so. So he had to create a slipstreamed XP disk with SP 2 on it. That is XP (you know, the OS I recently called crappy.) The question is about OS X (which is less crappy). I have connected 1TB USB drives to OS X with no problems. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
