You will probably need to use NTFS format.


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"HH" wrote in message
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| 48-bit LBA applies only to Hard drives larger than 127GB.
Even if your
| Presario does not support 48-bit LBA, it should accept a
120GB drive just
| fine.
| HH
|
| "K. Wing Wong" wrote in message
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|
| Hello I have a Compaq Presario 4410CA, with a 40GB hard
drive running
| windows XP home. I have thinking of adding another hard
drive to
| the machine. I am thinking of another 40GB or 80 GB. I
have been
| searching the web for models and pricing etc. At the
moment I am
| leaning towards a Western Digital 80GB JB, because of
its 8MB
| buffer. But looking at the specs it says something about
48-bit LBA
| addressing, and in one article that I read, you will
need a
| separate controller for those motherboards that don't
have native
| LBA support:
|
|
http://www.storagereview.com/article...D2000xB_1.html
|
| The above review is for a 200GB drive, but the specs
should be
| similar for an 80GB drive. I reason that I favour this
drive, is
| because of its price (approx CAN $110), and my needs.
|
| So I emailed Compaq support for advice. I got a response
from them
| saying that my PC can only support a total of 60GB, and
they provided
| part numbers for 20GB disk drives.
|
| I find this quite strange, as the OS should only care
about space on
| a particular drive, or a drive partition. I don't
understand why there
| should be a limit on the total amount of drive space.
|
| I understand LBA is only necessary for OS/MB that don't
support a drive
| larger than 137 GB.
|
| Can anyone tell me if I can safely add an 80GB drive to
my PC?
|
| Thanks.
|
|
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