External Hard Drives

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I have a Dell XPS T600 and want to get an USB external hard drive. Are
these drives recognized say larger than 80 gigs. I know internal drives are
BIOS dependent because larger drives won't be recognized. I was thinking of
getting a 120 gig and want to make sure I won't have any trouble. Thanks
Jeff

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I installed a USB 2.0 card and am running Windows XP Pro. Would I still
have a limitation? The card is functioning OK. Thanks Jeff

<ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
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> The XPS T600 has USB 1.1 ports, which will run a lot slower than USB 2.0.
>
> The operating system you use may impose some limitations as to the maximum
size
> of partition it supports. If you install a USB 2.0 card to get around USB
1.1
> limitations, the OS may not support USB 2.0 properly... Ben Myers
>
> On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 15:38:07 -0500, "Jeff" <barje80@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >I have a Dell XPS T600 and want to get an USB external hard drive. Are
> >these drives recognized say larger than 80 gigs. I know internal drives
are
> >BIOS dependent because larger drives won't be recognized. I was thinking
of
> >getting a 120 gig and want to make sure I won't have any trouble. Thanks
> >Jeff
> >
> >
>

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Thanks for you help. Jeff

<ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
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> Jeff,
>
> XP Pro and USB 2.0 should overcome the various limitations imposed by
older
> technology... Ben Myers
>
> On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:51:20 -0500, "Jeff" <barje80@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >I installed a USB 2.0 card and am running Windows XP Pro. Would I still
> >have a limitation? The card is functioning OK. Thanks Jeff
> >
> ><ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
> >news:41d9b5de.13075143@nntp.charter.net...
> >> The XPS T600 has USB 1.1 ports, which will run a lot slower than USB
2.0.
> >>
> >> The operating system you use may impose some limitations as to the
maximum
> >size
> >> of partition it supports. If you install a USB 2.0 card to get around
USB
> >1.1
> >> limitations, the OS may not support USB 2.0 properly... Ben Myers
> >>
> >> On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 15:38:07 -0500, "Jeff" <barje80@NOSPAMyahoo.com>
wrote:
> >>
> >> >I have a Dell XPS T600 and want to get an USB external hard drive.
Are
> >> >these drives recognized say larger than 80 gigs. I know internal
drives
> >are
> >> >BIOS dependent because larger drives won't be recognized. I was
thinking
> >of
> >> >getting a 120 gig and want to make sure I won't have any trouble.
Thanks
> >> >Jeff
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>

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Thanks, what brand did you get? Thinking of WD or Maxtor. Jeff


"Doug Jacobs" <djacobs@shell.rawbw.com> wrote in message
news:10tr5c7d372690a@corp.supernews.com...
> Jeff <barje80@nospamyahoo.com> wrote:
> > I have a Dell XPS T600 and want to get an USB external hard drive. Are
> > these drives recognized say larger than 80 gigs. I know internal drives
are
> > BIOS dependent because larger drives won't be recognized. I was
thinking of
> > getting a 120 gig and want to make sure I won't have any trouble.
Thanks
> > Jeff
>
> Shouldn't be a problem. I have a 250GB external attached to my computer
> via firewire and haven't had any problems (knock on wood). The drive can
> also use USB and I've connected it to my laptop as well. Desktop runs
> Win2k, laptop runs XP-Pro.
>
> No problems.

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Thanks

"Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote in message
news:Q0iDd.9648$75.7265@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> I've fried 3 Maxtor drives in external cases -- one generic case, one
actual
> Maxtor.
>
> They overheat if you actually use them -- as opposed to very light use.
>
> Never another Maxtor
> "Jeff" <barje80@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:345n6jF46tvolU1@individual.net...
> > Thanks, what brand did you get? Thinking of WD or Maxtor. Jeff
> >
> >
> > "Doug Jacobs" <djacobs@shell.rawbw.com> wrote in message
> > news:10tr5c7d372690a@corp.supernews.com...
> >> Jeff <barje80@nospamyahoo.com> wrote:
> >> > I have a Dell XPS T600 and want to get an USB external hard drive.
> >> > Are
> >> > these drives recognized say larger than 80 gigs. I know internal
> >> > drives
> > are
> >> > BIOS dependent because larger drives won't be recognized. I was
> > thinking of
> >> > getting a 120 gig and want to make sure I won't have any trouble.
> > Thanks
> >> > Jeff
> >>
> >> Shouldn't be a problem. I have a 250GB external attached to my
computer
> >> via firewire and haven't had any problems (knock on wood). The drive
can
> >> also use USB and I've connected it to my laptop as well. Desktop runs
> >> Win2k, laptop runs XP-Pro.
> >>
> >> No problems.
> >
> >
>
>