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Maximum size for external FW drive?
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Internet
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I know that IDE drives in older G4s can only address ~137GB. Is there a similar limit for external Firewire drives? ie. if I buy a new 250GB external FW drive, will I be able to use all 250GB worth?
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jan 2003
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I had a similar question several months ago and the answer is, yes, you can address it all, because of it being connected via firewire. Do a search, and you may be able to find some references to this. Someone laid it out very clearly, and I found it very useful.
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Forum Regular
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Doylestown, PA
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Depends on the controller being used in the enclosure. Most newer ones should have up to 300Gb support, so it should say if it doesn't or does.
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seattle
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The limitation is based on the ATA controller in the G4. FireWire drives have their own controllers.
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