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eMac Hard Drive Maximum?
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RedHdRiley
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Jan 25, 2004, 10:31 PM
 
I know that the 800 mhz and up eMacs can see a 160 GB hard disk as one drive, but does anyone know if the 250 GB drives will work without having to partition them?
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Luca Rescigno
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Jan 25, 2004, 10:41 PM
 
If it can support a 160 GB hard drive, that means its onboard ATA controller can recognize drives larger than 137 GB. Therefore, it should also work with a 250 GB drive.

However, assuming the ATA controller could not support a 160 GB hard drive, you wouldn't be able to partition it to get around the problem. You would be limited to 137 GB no matter how large the drive is, even if you partition it down.

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