Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 10:57:53 -0700 From: Tory Braybrook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] external ibm travelstar pcmcia max hdd size
On Wednesday 24 November 2004 04:10 pm, John Musielewicz wrote: > Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 15:09:51 -0800 (PST) > From: John Musielewicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] external ibm travelstar pcmcia max hdd size > > 200 gig as far as I know. > Sure about that? IDE up to ATA-100 standard has a max address limit of ~127 gb. The ATA-133 introduced 48bit addressing, which fixes that, and current controllers all use the new standard. Something originally intended for 10gb drives will almost certainly be limited to the old standard. Tory > --- Vitaly Pavlenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 19:54:23 +0300 > > From: Vitaly Pavlenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: external ibm travelstar pcmcia max hdd size > > > > Hello! > > > > Anybody on the list knows what is the maximum size > > of the hard disk I can install in the IBM Travelstar > > E PCMCIA enclosure? Officially came AFAIR in 2, 8 > > and 10 GB versions. Mine has 18 GB drive inside, I > > think I've seen 30 GB one. I wonder if it would be > > able to support 32+ GB drive. Also, what brands to > > prefer/avoid? Not generally - heat, speed, noise are > > not issues in the case, reliability too - I prefer > > longer warranty to brand reputation. But some drives > > may just be somehow incompatible with the PCMCIA > > controller. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Best wishes, > > Vitaly
