[X4U] Hard drive quandry

[K. Jerry Smith]

On Dec 20, 2007, at 9:16 PM, Neil wrote:

> Well, in external cases, I think the bridge chip needs to support  
> the large drive.  That doesn't seem to be the problem here though,  
> unless the original drive worked only because it had a special  
> driver like the Intech Hi-cap support.



The original drive was beyond the max of the old limitations that  
occurred in cases with the Oxford chipset. So, it never dawned on me  
that there would be problems. Should have known better, eh?  :-)

Thanks for the ideas.

Jerry



>>
>>> Hi, all.
>>>
>>> I've purchased a WD 320GB hard drive that I want to install into a  
>>> Maxtor One Touch external case. The original Maxtor drive was  
>>> 200GB, so I assumed I wouldn't hit the limitations that affected  
>>> earlier drives. However, the case is only recognizing 128GB. I've  
>>> fiddled with jumpers, etc., but it's a no-go.
>>>
>>> Ideas, anyone?
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