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partitioning a 200gb hard drive externally and then..
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Hi,
If I partition a 200gb hard drive externally (using case/ide-usb connector), can I then use the newly 2x100gb internally in my G4 giga-ethernet (which has a 128gb max capacity limit for internal hard drives)?
BTW osx 10.4.4 1.4ghz (owc).
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No. 128GB isn't a partition limit, it's a hardware limit.
Although I understand that someone is selling a $15 driver that lets you see more than 128GB on a pre-LBA48 controller (but you still need to boot from the first 128GB).
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Thanks for the info., it caused me to do another search. I had gone directly to Intech's site and it costs more, but OWC has it for $15 and that's for the oem of Speedtools, the whole package, not just the high cap driver***must by a hard drive for this price***.
I had read in another thread that you could use a partioned drive if it was done internally on a different machine, but you wouldn't have access to the other 100, if you needed to boot from it.
Originally Posted by mduell
No. 128GB isn't a partition limit, it's a hardware limit.
Although I understand that someone is selling a $15 driver that lets you see more than 128GB on a pre-LBA48 controller (but you still need to boot from the first 128GB).
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If you have problem with the drive and need to do disk repair, having a partion that is larger than the hardware limit will come back and bite you...
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Look at the Powemac Storage FAQ in the Powermac forum
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Yeah, FAQ is cool. If you want big drives in a G4-GE then I'd recommend a SATA card. SATA will be standard for longer than ATA-133, and it will be easier to swap the drives into a G5 or Macintel. You can get bootable SATA card for the mac for under 60USD
Oh, yeah the driver thing is okay but does have issues, like disk repair.
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