[MacDV] Re: Maxtor 160GB (Blue and White G3)

[Richard Gilmore]

I'm not using a pretense into "fooling" my machine into thinking the disc is 
within it's limits though. I'm just using it "as is" at 127 of 160 GB would 
that still require a reformat if moved to a G5?

Richard


> No.  It is a limitation in the ASIC used in the disk controller.   You 
> shave a few dollars off the cost if you use mature technology with disk 
> addressing limitations.
> 
> The controller may be able to use an oversize disk by pretending that 
> it is within its limits.  When you upgrade to a more capable disk 
> controller, you need to drop that pretence.  The way that is done is by 
> reformatting the drive to recover the full extent.
> 
>       Peter