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200GB seen as 128GB (Hey, heard that one before?) - Greg the dogsitter - 05-10-2006
External firewire...200GB...Disk Utility shows 128GB...you know the routine.
Is there a way around this?
Thanks,
GtDS
Re: 200GB seen as 128GB (Hey, heard that one before?) - Mike Sellers - 05-10-2006
How old is the Firewire enclosure? I have an old one that won't format above 128 GB.
Re: 200GB seen as 128GB (Hey, heard that one before?) - OWC Larry - 05-10-2006
Absolutely - work around is a new FW enclosure.
If the 200GB is a Maxtor - depending on the HD model and what FireWire enclosure you have, you may be able to enable the special ATA/5 Maxtor Big Disk LBA support... but that is dependent on it being a compatible Maxtor drive and a FW enclosure with an Oxford 911 chipset and proper firmware updater support.
Otherwise, there is nothing to make the bridge in that enclosure support over 128GB.
Re: 200GB seen as 128GB (Hey, heard that one before?) - Greg the dogsitter - 05-10-2006
Thanks, guys.
Re: 200GB seen as 128GB (Hey, heard that one before?) - The Grim Ninja - 05-10-2006
Send it to me, I'll fix it and get it right back to you!*
*Allow 3 to 5 years working time