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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:37 pm
Post subject: Using 200 Gig Hard Drive on Mac/OS 9
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Mac/OS 9 only recognizes hard drives up to 137 gig. I have a
200 gig hard drive, but MAC/OS 9 only recognizes the first
137 gig of the drive. I have a tower Mac G4 from the year
2000.
I understand that there are PCI disk controller cards that I
can plug into the PowerMac G4, so that I can use the entire
200 gig capacity of the hard drive. Can anyone tell me which
PCI disk controller card to buy for use in this Mac???
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:37 pm
Post subject: Re: Using 200 Gig Hard Drive on Mac/OS 9 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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In article <43B59A6C.ADCE7216.TakeThisOut@comcast.net>, Charles Richmond
<richchas.TakeThisOut@comcast.net> wrote:
> Mac/OS 9 only recognizes hard drives up to 137 gig. I have a
> 200 gig hard drive, but MAC/OS 9 only recognizes the first
> 137 gig of the drive. I have a tower Mac G4 from the year
> 2000.
this is not a mac os 9 issue, its a hardware limitation of the ata bus
in the mac. if you boot osx you will still be limited to 137gig.
you need something that supports lba48 sometimes called 'large drive
support.' if the card supports ata6 it will have it, and occasionally
it is found on ata5.
you can get a pci card or a firewire/usb enclosure, depending if you
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 7:34 pm
Post subject: Re: Using 200 Gig Hard Drive on Mac/OS 9 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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nospam wrote:
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> In article <43B59A6C.ADCE7216 RemoveThis @comcast.net>, Charles Richmond
> <richchas RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote:
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> > Mac/OS 9 only recognizes hard drives up to 137 gig. I have a
> > 200 gig hard drive, but MAC/OS 9 only recognizes the first
> > 137 gig of the drive. I have a tower Mac G4 from the year
> > 2000.
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> this is not a mac os 9 issue, its a hardware limitation of the ata bus
> in the mac. if you boot osx you will still be limited to 137gig.
>
> you need something that supports lba48 sometimes called 'large drive
> support.' if the card supports ata6 it will have it, and occasionally
> it is found on ata5.
>
> you can get a pci card or a firewire/usb enclosure, depending if you
> want it internal or external.
>
And *which* PCI card would work for this???
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:02 pm
Post subject: Re: Using 200 Gig Hard Drive on Mac/OS 9 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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> And *which* PCI card would work for this???
Jst for OS 9, you could use an Adaptec 29160N which a lot of people are
dumping on eBay since they no longer support the Mac. Still a great
card unoless you need one for OS X 10.4.3 or higher, then I'd get an
ATTO. >> Stay informed about: Using 200 Gig Hard Drive on Mac/OS 9 |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 1:55 pm
Post subject: Re: Using 200 Gig Hard Drive on Mac/OS 9 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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In article <43B59A6C.ADCE7216.DeleteThis@comcast.net>,
Charles Richmond <richchas.DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote:
> Mac/OS 9 only recognizes hard drives up to 137 gig. I have a
> 200 gig hard drive, but MAC/OS 9 only recognizes the first
> 137 gig of the drive. I have a tower Mac G4 from the year
> 2000.
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Well not quite true....where as OS9 will only recognize PARTITIONS
smaller than 137 Gb if you take a 300 Gb drive and partition it into
3 each 100 Gb partitions, you will have access to all of the drive.
Me >> Stay informed about: Using 200 Gig Hard Drive on Mac/OS 9 |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 1:55 pm
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In article <Me-082391.08344831122005 DeleteThis @netnews.worldnet.att.net>, Me
<Me DeleteThis @shadow.orgs> wrote:
> Well not quite true....where as OS9 will only recognize PARTITIONS
> smaller than 137 Gb if you take a 300 Gb drive and partition it into
> 3 each 100 Gb partitions, you will have access to all of the drive.
no, it is a hardware limitation; partitioning will not make a
difference. furthermore, os9 can handle large disks without a problem,
assuming the hardware supports it. >> Stay informed about: Using 200 Gig Hard Drive on Mac/OS 9 |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 2:05 pm
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john15usa.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com wrote:
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> > And *which* PCI card would work for this???
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> Jst for OS 9, you could use an Adaptec 29160N which a lot of people are
> dumping on eBay since they no longer support the Mac. Still a great
> card unoless you need one for OS X 10.4.3 or higher, then I'd get an
> ATTO.
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Sorry sir, but I have an ultra ATA hard drive. That Adaptec 29160N,
although a great card, works with SCSI devices. So what PCI card
can I get for my ultra ATA hard drive???
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