Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives
Most certainly a dongle is the way to go if you can handle it. On a lap top I suggest you avoid using those things as they might break off, but on a tower it is the only way to fly. -Original Message- From: JM Casey Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 5:33 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives Weird. I think next time I'm going to get one of those dongles myself. It seems like they do make things easier for us. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mike O'Brien Sent: October 16, 2017 1:53 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives Hi A couple of years ago, I got a CGate 3 TB drive for my Windows 7 machine. It came with software from CGate to allow it to use all 3 TB in a single partition. It worked fine until It recently failed But I had one problem when I had that drive. Every week or two, my JAWS locking code would change, requiring me to reauthorize JAWS, even though I made no hardware changes. I never had that problem before or after I had that drive. I circumvented the problem by purchasing a JAWS dongle to authorize JAWS. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Ferrin Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 08:26 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives Interesting, my research indicates that anything over 2 terabytes is not addressed using NTFS, guess you can't believe everything you read on the internet. Thank you, so I gather you are addressing every bit of your 4 terabytes. -Original Message- From: Dave...Oregonian Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 8:15 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives David, I have a couple internal 4Tb drives in my desktop tower, but have no idea what GPT is. I formatted mine (or ensured that they are formatted) as NTFS. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "David Ferrin" <ow...@jaws-users.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 03:34 Subject: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives I have been considering getting a 4 terabyte drive or even possibly larger and I am already aware that if is an internal drive that goes in a case it has to be formatted as GPT. Conversely I figure if it is already in its’ own case that it is most likely already formatted. I was just curious if there was anything else to make note or be aware of is all. David Ferrin You don't have to be crazy to run a list like this, but it does help. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives
With all the experimenting I do it has saved me a lot of hassle asking for new keys. When they started to complain I explained that it was a test machine and this would be the norm FS sent me one for free just so they wouldn't have to keep resetting my key count! LOL On 10/16/2017 2:33 PM, JM Casey wrote: Weird. I think next time I'm going to get one of those dongles myself. It seems like they do make things easier for us. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mike O'Brien Sent: October 16, 2017 1:53 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives Hi A couple of years ago, I got a CGate 3 TB drive for my Windows 7 machine. It came with software from CGate to allow it to use all 3 TB in a single partition. It worked fine until It recently failed But I had one problem when I had that drive. Every week or two, my JAWS locking code would change, requiring me to reauthorize JAWS, even though I made no hardware changes. I never had that problem before or after I had that drive. I circumvented the problem by purchasing a JAWS dongle to authorize JAWS. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Ferrin Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 08:26 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives Interesting, my research indicates that anything over 2 terabytes is not addressed using NTFS, guess you can't believe everything you read on the internet. Thank you, so I gather you are addressing every bit of your 4 terabytes. -Original Message- From: Dave...Oregonian Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 8:15 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives David, I have a couple internal 4Tb drives in my desktop tower, but have no idea what GPT is. I formatted mine (or ensured that they are formatted) as NTFS. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "David Ferrin" <ow...@jaws-users.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 03:34 Subject: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives I have been considering getting a 4 terabyte drive or even possibly larger and I am already aware that if is an internal drive that goes in a case it has to be formatted as GPT. Conversely I figure if it is already in its’ own case that it is most likely already formatted. I was just curious if there was anything else to make note or be aware of is all. David Ferrin You don't have to be crazy to run a list like this, but it does help. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives
Weird. I think next time I'm going to get one of those dongles myself. It seems like they do make things easier for us. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mike O'Brien Sent: October 16, 2017 1:53 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives Hi A couple of years ago, I got a CGate 3 TB drive for my Windows 7 machine. It came with software from CGate to allow it to use all 3 TB in a single partition. It worked fine until It recently failed But I had one problem when I had that drive. Every week or two, my JAWS locking code would change, requiring me to reauthorize JAWS, even though I made no hardware changes. I never had that problem before or after I had that drive. I circumvented the problem by purchasing a JAWS dongle to authorize JAWS. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Ferrin Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 08:26 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives Interesting, my research indicates that anything over 2 terabytes is not addressed using NTFS, guess you can't believe everything you read on the internet. Thank you, so I gather you are addressing every bit of your 4 terabytes. -Original Message- From: Dave...Oregonian Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 8:15 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives David, I have a couple internal 4Tb drives in my desktop tower, but have no idea what GPT is. I formatted mine (or ensured that they are formatted) as NTFS. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "David Ferrin" <ow...@jaws-users.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 03:34 Subject: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives I have been considering getting a 4 terabyte drive or even possibly larger and I am already aware that if is an internal drive that goes in a case it has to be formatted as GPT. Conversely I figure if it is already in its’ own case that it is most likely already formatted. I was just curious if there was anything else to make note or be aware of is all. David Ferrin You don't have to be crazy to run a list like this, but it does help. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives
Hi A couple of years ago, I got a CGate 3 TB drive for my Windows 7 machine. It came with software from CGate to allow it to use all 3 TB in a single partition. It worked fine until It recently failed But I had one problem when I had that drive. Every week or two, my JAWS locking code would change, requiring me to reauthorize JAWS, even though I made no hardware changes. I never had that problem before or after I had that drive. I circumvented the problem by purchasing a JAWS dongle to authorize JAWS. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Ferrin Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 08:26 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives Interesting, my research indicates that anything over 2 terabytes is not addressed using NTFS, guess you can't believe everything you read on the internet. Thank you, so I gather you are addressing every bit of your 4 terabytes. -Original Message- From: Dave...Oregonian Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 8:15 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives David, I have a couple internal 4Tb drives in my desktop tower, but have no idea what GPT is. I formatted mine (or ensured that they are formatted) as NTFS. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "David Ferrin" <ow...@jaws-users.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 03:34 Subject: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives I have been considering getting a 4 terabyte drive or even possibly larger and I am already aware that if is an internal drive that goes in a case it has to be formatted as GPT. Conversely I figure if it is already in its’ own case that it is most likely already formatted. I was just curious if there was anything else to make note or be aware of is all. David Ferrin You don't have to be crazy to run a list like this, but it does help. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives
Wow...that seems odd. I don't mean to be contradictory, but this sort of thing seems hard to argue with: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/askcore/2010/02/18/understanding-the-2-tb-limit-in-windows-storage/ Are you sure you are able to access all of those drives? I have two 2 TB external drives myself. I know Windows 10 for instance can handle larger drives if you format them in the new post-ntfs filesystem. I had these same 2TB drives on my XP machine, which I owned until this spring, but never thought to try bigger because of the reasons above. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Dave...Oregonian Sent: October 16, 2017 9:25 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives Yes, now I will insert a caveat that these are running on an XP operating system at 32 bits. I hear that access times are affected by this combination, but I do have full access to the 4 Tb. And these are internal drives connected using SATA. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "David Ferrin" <ow...@jaws-users.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 05:26 Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives Interesting, my research indicates that anything over 2 terabytes is not addressed using NTFS, guess you can't believe everything you read on the internet. Thank you, so I gather you are addressing every bit of your 4 terabytes. -Original Message- From: Dave...Oregonian Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 8:15 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives David, I have a couple internal 4Tb drives in my desktop tower, but have no idea what GPT is. I formatted mine (or ensured that they are formatted) as NTFS. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "David Ferrin" <ow...@jaws-users.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 03:34 Subject: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives I have been considering getting a 4 terabyte drive or even possibly larger and I am already aware that if is an internal drive that goes in a case it has to be formatted as GPT. Conversely I figure if it is already in its’ own case that it is most likely already formatted. I was just curious if there was anything else to make note or be aware of is all. David Ferrin You don't have to be crazy to run a list like this, but it does help. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives
SATA drives do boast a hot connection. I have a 500 and a one terabyte in this system and they do transfer data quickly for sure. -Original Message- From: Dave...Oregonian Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 9:24 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives Yes, now I will insert a caveat that these are running on an XP operating system at 32 bits. I hear that access times are affected by this combination, but I do have full access to the 4 Tb. And these are internal drives connected using SATA. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "David Ferrin" <ow...@jaws-users.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 05:26 Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives Interesting, my research indicates that anything over 2 terabytes is not addressed using NTFS, guess you can't believe everything you read on the internet. Thank you, so I gather you are addressing every bit of your 4 terabytes. -Original Message- From: Dave...Oregonian Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 8:15 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives David, I have a couple internal 4Tb drives in my desktop tower, but have no idea what GPT is. I formatted mine (or ensured that they are formatted) as NTFS. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "David Ferrin" <ow...@jaws-users.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 03:34 Subject: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives I have been considering getting a 4 terabyte drive or even possibly larger and I am already aware that if is an internal drive that goes in a case it has to be formatted as GPT. Conversely I figure if it is already in its’ own case that it is most likely already formatted. I was just curious if there was anything else to make note or be aware of is all. David Ferrin You don't have to be crazy to run a list like this, but it does help. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives
Yes, now I will insert a caveat that these are running on an XP operating system at 32 bits. I hear that access times are affected by this combination, but I do have full access to the 4 Tb. And these are internal drives connected using SATA. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "David Ferrin" <ow...@jaws-users.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 05:26 Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives Interesting, my research indicates that anything over 2 terabytes is not addressed using NTFS, guess you can't believe everything you read on the internet. Thank you, so I gather you are addressing every bit of your 4 terabytes. -Original Message- From: Dave...Oregonian Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 8:15 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives David, I have a couple internal 4Tb drives in my desktop tower, but have no idea what GPT is. I formatted mine (or ensured that they are formatted) as NTFS. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "David Ferrin" <ow...@jaws-users.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 03:34 Subject: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives I have been considering getting a 4 terabyte drive or even possibly larger and I am already aware that if is an internal drive that goes in a case it has to be formatted as GPT. Conversely I figure if it is already in its’ own case that it is most likely already formatted. I was just curious if there was anything else to make note or be aware of is all. David Ferrin You don't have to be crazy to run a list like this, but it does help. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives
Interesting, my research indicates that anything over 2 terabytes is not addressed using NTFS, guess you can't believe everything you read on the internet. Thank you, so I gather you are addressing every bit of your 4 terabytes. -Original Message- From: Dave...Oregonian Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 8:15 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives David, I have a couple internal 4Tb drives in my desktop tower, but have no idea what GPT is. I formatted mine (or ensured that they are formatted) as NTFS. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "David Ferrin" <ow...@jaws-users.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 03:34 Subject: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives I have been considering getting a 4 terabyte drive or even possibly larger and I am already aware that if is an internal drive that goes in a case it has to be formatted as GPT. Conversely I figure if it is already in its’ own case that it is most likely already formatted. I was just curious if there was anything else to make note or be aware of is all. David Ferrin You don't have to be crazy to run a list like this, but it does help. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives
David, I have a couple internal 4Tb drives in my desktop tower, but have no idea what GPT is. I formatted mine (or ensured that they are formatted) as NTFS. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "David Ferrin" <ow...@jaws-users.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 03:34 Subject: [JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives I have been considering getting a 4 terabyte drive or even possibly larger and I am already aware that if is an internal drive that goes in a case it has to be formatted as GPT. Conversely I figure if it is already in its’ own case that it is most likely already formatted. I was just curious if there was anything else to make note or be aware of is all. David Ferrin You don't have to be crazy to run a list like this, but it does help. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
[JAWS-Users] question about large external hard drives
I have been considering getting a 4 terabyte drive or even possibly larger and I am already aware that if is an internal drive that goes in a case it has to be formatted as GPT. Conversely I figure if it is already in its’ own case that it is most likely already formatted. I was just curious if there was anything else to make note or be aware of is all. David Ferrin You don't have to be crazy to run a list like this, but it does help. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
