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Maximum size of HD on a Win98SE platform
What is the maximum size of an IDE HD under Win98SE? I have seen something
about anything above 137 GB requires a controller card. If this is the case, what make/model of controller card is recommended and also, if there is an upper limit, does partitioning to 137 GB partitions solve this problem? I am looking at a 250GB drive but don't want to buy it if I can't access all of the physical space. TIA! |
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Maximum size of HD on a Win98SE platform
Nevermind...I read below on a related topic. Thanks.
"William A. Huntley" wrote in message ... What is the maximum size of an IDE HD under Win98SE? I have seen something about anything above 137 GB requires a controller card. If this is the case, what make/model of controller card is recommended and also, if there is an upper limit, does partitioning to 137 GB partitions solve this problem? I am looking at a 250GB drive but don't want to buy it if I can't access all of the physical space. TIA! |
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Maximum size of HD on a Win98SE platform
"William A. Huntley" wrote:
What is the maximum size of an IDE HD under Win98SE? I have seen something about anything above 137 GB requires a controller card. If this is the case, what make/model of controller card is recommended and also, if there is an upper limit, does partitioning to 137 GB partitions solve this problem? I am looking at a 250GB drive but don't want to buy it if I can't access all of the physical space. TIA! Your first concern is with the hardware in your computer. Is it (specifically the BIOS) capable of recognizing a 200 gb hard drive? You also need to ensure that your Windows 98 SE is fully up to date with all of the updates in place. And finally you need to be aware than the practical limit for a FAT32 partition in Windows 98/98SE/Me is 128 binary gigabytes (137 billion bytes) because Scandisk and Defrag will not work on partitions that are larger than this. So if your hardware is fully capable of accepting the 200 gb drive then you will have to partition it into at least two partitions in order for it to be fully usable under Windows 98. Good luck Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca "The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much." |
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