[X4U] Formatting an oversize HD on my G4

Philip J Robar philip.robar at gmail.com
Fri Nov 24 11:38:56 PST 2006


On Nov 24, 2006, at 11:24 AM, Robert A. (Bob) Hall wrote:

> I am installing a 250 Gbyte hard drive on my  Power Mac G4 (AGP  
> graphics). I understand it will not format a drive over 170 Gigs.  
> Can anyone tell me if I can get around this by dividing the drive  
> into two partitions?

With the driver from Intech: http://www.speedtools.com/ATA6.shtml.  
Make sure you read the User Guide and understand the limitations -  
otherwise you need to buy a new controller. (Also the limit is 128GB.)


Phil

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