[wlug_org] Hard Disk
Damon Lynch
wlug_org@lists.naos.co.nz
Thu, 20 May 2004 17:18:03 +1200
On Thu, 2004-05-20 at 17:07, Jeremy Naylor wrote:
> Damon Lynch wrote:
>
> >Not for external cases. I think many don't handle large capacity
> >drives.
> >
> >But I'd love to be wrong :)
> >
> >Damon
>
> Hey Damon,
>
> Yep - 120GB HDs on firewirse (IEEE1394) is fine. :)
>
Try bigger than that, e.g. 200 GB ATA 133. And then see if it still
works! From memory the limit for ATA 100 is around 130 or 160 GB? And
I think the external units are mostly ATA 100. This is what I remember,
but I could be wrong.
Damon