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What is max external USB/Firewire HD size can add to WIN98 laptop
Hello,
I have a Gateway Solo 9300 CX with 12GB internal HD and would like to extend its life before spending hundreds on a newer system before VISTA comes out. I need as big an external HD I can get. USB or Firewire. Is there/What is limit for Windows 98 ?? Gateway tech support said 80GB and recommend : Apricorn EZ Bus DT 80GB Any feedback is good ..... Thanks, GR |
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What is max external USB/Firewire HD size can add to WIN98 laptop
As for USB -- they are the generic IDE-drives with USB-IDE translator. So I
wouldn't install the USB-drive larger than 137 GB: Win98 does not support 48-bit LBA. The nearest lower standard size is 120GB. As for FireWire -- as far as I know, the limitation is the general limitation for FAT32, i.e. 2 Terabytes (~2 000 Gigabytes). -- Mikhail Zhilin MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) http://www.aha.ru/~mwz Sorry, no technical support by e-mail. Please reply to the newsgroups only. ====== On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 10:14:02 -0800, "gramsay" wrote: Hello, I have a Gateway Solo 9300 CX with 12GB internal HD and would like to extend its life before spending hundreds on a newer system before VISTA comes out. I need as big an external HD I can get. USB or Firewire. Is there/What is limit for Windows 98 ?? Gateway tech support said 80GB and recommend : Apricorn EZ Bus DT 80GB Any feedback is good ..... Thanks, GR |
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What is max external USB/Firewire HD size can add to WIN98 laptop
Firewire or USB, biggest current capacity hard drive is 120GB that
98/98SE/ME will handle without data loss. You can get one bigger, but data loss is probable when nearing the 128GB mark. Subdividing into partitions makes no difference. Stay away from Maxtor One Touch, there's a class action law suit on those right now. -- Jonny "gramsay" wrote in message ... Hello, I have a Gateway Solo 9300 CX with 12GB internal HD and would like to extend its life before spending hundreds on a newer system before VISTA comes out. I need as big an external HD I can get. USB or Firewire. Is there/What is limit for Windows 98 ?? Gateway tech support said 80GB and recommend : Apricorn EZ Bus DT 80GB Any feedback is good ..... Thanks, GR |
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