Thanks for the fast response. Would it make any difference if I used a larger drive and made two partions each smaller than 120GB, or is this restriction due to other (HW) limitations??
It makes no difference - using a drive over 120G means exceeding the BIOS support, which is a firmware issue. There's no BIOS that supports a larger drive - and while a larger one may work for a while, you will eventually turn on the system and face an unreadable drive. It's not a matter of if, but when.
ejn63
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November 12th, 2009 15:00
The drive needs to be 120G or smaller. Larger capacity drives WILL have issues with data integrity.
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Thanks for the fast response. Would it make any difference if I used a larger drive and made two partions each smaller than 120GB, or is this restriction due to other (HW) limitations??
ejn63
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November 13th, 2009 03:00
It makes no difference - using a drive over 120G means exceeding the BIOS support, which is a firmware issue. There's no BIOS that supports a larger drive - and while a larger one may work for a while, you will eventually turn on the system and face an unreadable drive. It's not a matter of if, but when.