C curtcumbie Distinguished Oct 4, 2011 4 0 18,510 Oct 4, 2011 #1 Hello,I'm new to this, can windows xp use2-2.5tb drives as extra volumes for data storage. I have a 1.5tb as the local drive.
Hello,I'm new to this, can windows xp use2-2.5tb drives as extra volumes for data storage. I have a 1.5tb as the local drive.
Hawkeye22 Glorious Feb 10, 2006 11,442 1 49,065 Oct 4, 2011 #2 You should have no problems with drives that are 2TB or less. Drives larger than this require a GPT partitioned disk which XP 32 bit can't do. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg463525 Upvote 0 Downvote
You should have no problems with drives that are 2TB or less. Drives larger than this require a GPT partitioned disk which XP 32 bit can't do. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg463525
WyomingKnott Legenda in Aeternum Aug 29, 2006 13,249 3 51,960 Oct 4, 2011 #3 On the other hand, you could use only the first 2.1 tb for data and lose the rest of the capacity. Works fine, just wastes bytes that you paid for. Upvote 0 Downvote
On the other hand, you could use only the first 2.1 tb for data and lose the rest of the capacity. Works fine, just wastes bytes that you paid for.