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    Hard drive size limits

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by AnakiMana, Jun 9, 2007.

  1. AnakiMana

    AnakiMana Notebook Consultant

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    I have a Presario 2108CL that came with a 60gb 4200rpm drive. I want to replace the drive with a 160gb 5400rpm model. Is there any way I can check the maximum supported drive size for my system?
     
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  2. Jalf

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    There is none. All that's required is that it uses the same interface (IDE, SATA, SCSI, whatever), and that the OS supports it. (Windows XP before SP1 or 2 - can't remember which one - has trouble with partitions greater than 137 GB or so. With SP2, that's not a problem)
     
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