[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