Maximum HDD Supported

[abhishek007p]

hi,

how can i detect the maximum hdd (by size gbs), supported on my system,

specs are:
compaq pc
amd ahtlon xp 2400+
512 mb ram
primary master: 40 GB 7200 RPM HDD
primary slave: -
secondary master: dvd-combo
secondary slave: cd-rom
win xp pro sp2
i want to install a 80 GB 7200 RPM HDD on primary slave, will my system
able to detect it, how to detect it before purcashing?

thanks,
AB

 

[Bob I]

80 gig is not a problem based on what you report having.

 

[Tim Slattery]

hi,

how can i detect the maximum hdd (by size gbs), supported on my system,

i want to install a 80 GB 7200 RPM HDD on primary slave, will my system
able to detect it, how to detect it before purcashing?

80GB will not be a problem. If the disk was larger than 127GB, you'd
have to determine whether your system supports 48bit LBA addressing (I
think any SP1 system does).

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Most PCs will be able to support hard drives upto 137GB without problems.
After 137GB, you will need to make sure that the motherboard BIOS can do
48bit lab access.