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    External Case Enclosures - Is there a maximum storage capacity?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by roland_j, Sep 17, 2008.

  1. roland_j

    roland_j Notebook Consultant

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    Okay so I purchased a 7200.3 and I'm looking to put the 250GB HDD from my XPS into an external enclosure, so from the same site I bought http://www.startech.com/Share/ProductSpecs/PDF/SAT2510BU2.pdf that product, and on the specs it says that it supports up to 160GB HDD, so I'm wondering, is this true? When I attach my 250GB to it will it only show 160?
     
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  2. RogueMonk

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    It should see your full drive capacity. There is really no reason it shouldn't, but stranger things have happened. I'd guess that 160gb drives were the largest available when that pdf product sheet was created, thus listing 160gb as the upper level capacity.

    I think you should be quite safe with that encolsure....but if you aren't...don't blame me. :)
     
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  3. roland_j

    roland_j Notebook Consultant

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    Yea thats what I was thinking.. that might have just been the max capacity then.

    I cant think of a reason why there would be a limit either.. but Im just wondering since I'm sure there are others who have done the same thing,a nd if anyone has run into any capacity limits.
     
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    i'd say you're pretty much safe... i bought an enclosure that supposedly only supported up to 40gb.. but it reads the full 100gb of the hd i'm using.
     
    jisaac, Sep 17, 2008
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    External enclosures just change the interface from SATA to USB. I dont see why theres a 160gb limitation.
     
    flipfire, Sep 17, 2008
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    K thanks, nothing to worry about then
     
    roland_j, Sep 18, 2008
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    I've used the same enclosure as Jisaac with a 130GB HDD and no problems.

    Just few dum questions:
    1- did you try to reformat the HDD once placed in the external enclosure?
    2- does your hardrive have multiple partitions?
    3- try to remove all the partitions (including hidden ones) and reformat using windows manager.
     
    naton, Sep 18, 2008
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