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Pascual Cantante
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Aug 20, 2006, 12:33 PM
 
I can only see 128GB after connecting a new Seagate 250GB HD in an old Maxtor Firewire External Storage (N256). Although I have tryed different jumper positions on the HD this is the only capacity perceived by Disk Utility and System Profiler. I am connecting by Firewire to PowerBook G4 running MacOSX 10.4.7.
Tks for any clues.
     
rozwado1
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Aug 20, 2006, 12:41 PM
 
Go to pg 22 (Using a drive larger than 137GB):

http://www.maxtor.com/en/documentati...tion_guide.pdf
     
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Aug 22, 2006, 07:48 AM
 
Originally Posted by rozwado1
Go to pg 22 (Using a drive larger than 137GB):

http://www.maxtor.com/en/documentati...tion_guide.pdf
That's a BIOS issue... it shouldn't affect any Mac...
2.8 Ghz Unibody MacBook Pro 15" - 4GB Ram - Logic Pro 8.0
2.33 Ghz C2D MacBook Pro 15" - 3GB Ram - Logic Pro 7.2
1.5 Ghz G4 PowerBook 12" - 1.25GB Ram
     
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Aug 22, 2006, 08:18 AM
 
Older Firewire enclosures didn't have LBA48 support. Therefore, only 128GB can be seen. In some cases there were firmware updates to address this issue. I guess the best you can do is check the manufacturer's website...
     
mduell
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Aug 25, 2006, 04:33 PM
 
Originally Posted by chefpastry
Older Firewire enclosures didn't have LBA48 support. Therefore, only 128GB can be seen. In some cases there were firmware updates to address this issue. I guess the best you can do is check the manufacturer's website...
Bingo.
     
   
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