Maxtor 160 Gb på IDE100 ?

Kopieret fra Maxtors site:
The 137-gigabyte barrier is the result of the original design specification for the ATA interface that provided only 28 bits of address for data. This specification means a hard disk can have a maximum of 268,435,456 sectors of 512 bytes of data which puts the ATA interface maximum at 137.4 gigabytes.

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Big drives > 137

Her er mere af det til din og andres orientering:

Implementing storage solutions greater than 137GB
The ATA specification previously used 28 bits to address storage up to a maximum of 137GB. With new technology increasing capacities beyond this point, a 48 bit addressing scheme has been included in the ATA specification. This is compatible with existing products.



Methods to implement this new technology for storage larger than 137GB include:
Software: BIOS and driver upgrades to current systems. For additional information about implementing Big Drive capacity on your system, visit the Maxtor Product Support Knowledgebase.
Hardware: All ATA/133 solutions such as PCI add-in cards, RAID cards and new motherboards. As well as addressing greater storage capacities these increase the data transfer speeds.

Det var også min egen konklusion, og nu tager de det retur, samt tager backup af min data.. Dog vil de have 250 kr for det...

De 250kr. kunne du lade indgå i prisen for et PCI add-in card (IDE controler kort der understøtter 48 bit adressering) så du kan se mere end de 137GB.
Du har fået for dårlig oplysning/rådgivning hos forhandleren, da du købte de store diske. Det er så absolut deres fejl.
Oplysningerne fra Maxtors site kunne du bruge som dokumentation over for forhandleren. Hvis du synes, det er besværet værd.  :) Tak for point.

Det er lidt en sandhed med modifikationer. At det hedder ATA133 er på grund af overførselshastiheden. Nyere ATA100 kort har heller ikke en begrænsning på 127GB. Der sælges jo også ATA100 harddiske med større kapacitet end 127GB.