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USB external enclosure, max size
A question about the maximum HD size a USB enclosure can handle, other than what it says itself (say 200): I dont think my MB can handle a drive larger than 137GB. Im still waiting for a response from the manufacturer since there is no data for this model (Abit VT6X4) on their website anymore. Google searches didnt help much either except alot on overclocking and the same info in the manual... but maybe I missed something. Will I still be able to format it to 200, and use the space beyond 137as well? note: I dont have USB 2 yet either but Im buying a card. Replacing the board right now isnt an option, and it would probably be more cost effective in the long run to get a new computer and use this one for other duties. Thanks :o)
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"Kev" <die_spammers_die@pht.zzz> schreef in bericht Hi,news:Xns96057265899B5kevsmail@216.168.3.44... > Hi > > A question about the maximum HD size a USB enclosure can handle, other > than > what it says itself (say 200): > > I dont think my MB can handle a drive larger than 137GB. Im still waiting > for a response from the manufacturer since there is no data for this model > (Abit VT6X4) on their website anymore. Google searches didnt help much > either except alot on overclocking and the same info in the manual... but > maybe I missed something. Will I still be able to format it to 200, and > use > the space beyond 137as well? > > note: I dont have USB 2 yet either but Im buying a card. Replacing the > board right now isnt an option, and it would probably be more cost > effective in the long run to get a new computer and use this one for other > duties. Not really an answer to Your question, just wanted to say that if You buy a card, buy one with a NEC-chip on it. Those are the only ones that are really reliable. Lot's of info about this can be found on http://www.usbman.com/. Good luck! Greetings, Rene "Rene" <inva***@invalid.com> wrote in Thanks, yes that another thing I read when reading info on various cards... news:4396$421bbbda$54230ee9$17262@INFOPACT.NL: > Hi, > > Not really an answer to Your question, just wanted to say that if You > buy a card, buy one with a NEC-chip on it. Those are the only ones > that are really reliable. Lot's of info about this can be found on > http://www.usbman.com/. > > Good luck! > Greetings, > Rene including on usbman.com. From what it sounds like, Adaptec comes recommened. I have one of their SCSI cards and never had a problem with it. "USB2 Connect 4000" seems pretty good.
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"Kev" <die_spammers_die@pht.zzz> schreef in bericht I think that would be a very wise choice. When I still thought USB2 was a news:Xns9605B80A3C1DCkevsmail@216.168.3.44... > "Rene" <inva***@invalid.com> wrote in > news:4396$421bbbda$54230ee9$17262@INFOPACT.NL: > >> Hi, >> >> Not really an answer to Your question, just wanted to say that if You >> buy a card, buy one with a NEC-chip on it. Those are the only ones >> that are really reliable. Lot's of info about this can be found on >> http://www.usbman.com/. >> >> Good luck! >> Greetings, >> Rene > > Thanks, yes that another thing I read when reading info on various > cards... > including on usbman.com. From what it sounds like, Adaptec comes > recommened. I have one of their SCSI cards and never had a problem with > it. > "USB2 Connect 4000" seems pretty good. very good thing, I bought 3 concepttronics cards with ALi chipsets (for my computer, my father's and a friend's so I could bring them virusscan upgrades and so, so they wouldn't have to dail-up all the time). And they suck! They are OK as long as I don't use my external harddrive, but when I do they crash and sometimes make the entire computer crash. I spend 2 (!) days of my holiday to try to solve it with the tips on usbman and then I gave up. Incredible that crap like that is sold. Another thing: If You suspect Your mobo not to support >137GB, have You considered getting a new one? You might not have to spend that much more money on it than on that high quality USB-card. Now that I look back at Your message and see which one You have now, it might be P2 or celeron on it, so upgrading would be impossible without getting a new processor and memory. Still, You would also still need to buy the enclosure for the drive. And the slowest sempron and 512 MB of RAM aren't that expensive either. With that You would get quite a performance gain (especially when combined with a new hard drive). Of course this is none of my business, but maybe You hadn't looked at prices for this upgrade and also maybe You think this would be more expensive than it'ld really be. By the way: I don't think the normal bios is used when using a USB-drive, it relies purely on the OS, so I really expect You to be able to use the full 200 GB without a problem. I am 99% sure (that leaves 1% of uncertainty). You could search groups.google.com for old messages about that, I think I have read about that in the past. Good luck and have fun with whichever new stuff You buy! Sincerely, Rene
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"Rene" <inva***@invalid.com> schreef in bericht You could also email maxtor Your question; they have big USB-drives as well. news:b1b11$421c5f86$54230ee9$12676@INFOPACT.NL... > "Kev" <die_spammers_die@pht.zzz> schreef in bericht > news:Xns9605B80A3C1DCkevsmail@216.168.3.44... >> "Rene" <inva***@invalid.com> wrote in >> news:4396$421bbbda$54230ee9$17262@INFOPACT.NL: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Not really an answer to Your question, just wanted to say that if You >>> buy a card, buy one with a NEC-chip on it. Those are the only ones >>> that are really reliable. Lot's of info about this can be found on >>> http://www.usbman.com/. >>> >>> Good luck! >>> Greetings, >>> Rene >> >> Thanks, yes that another thing I read when reading info on various >> cards... >> including on usbman.com. From what it sounds like, Adaptec comes >> recommened. I have one of their SCSI cards and never had a problem with >> it. >> "USB2 Connect 4000" seems pretty good. > > I think that would be a very wise choice. When I still thought USB2 was a > very good thing, I bought 3 concepttronics cards with ALi chipsets (for my > computer, my father's and a friend's so I could bring them virusscan > upgrades and so, so they wouldn't have to dail-up all the time). And they > suck! They are OK as long as I don't use my external harddrive, but when I > do they crash and sometimes make the entire computer crash. I spend 2 (!) > days of my holiday to try to solve it with the tips on usbman and then I > gave up. Incredible that crap like that is sold. > > Another thing: If You suspect Your mobo not to support >137GB, have You > considered getting a new one? You might not have to spend that much more > money on it than on that high quality USB-card. Now that I look back at > Your message and see which one You have now, it might be P2 or celeron on > it, so upgrading would be impossible without getting a new processor and > memory. Still, You would also still need to buy the enclosure for the > drive. And the slowest sempron and 512 MB of RAM aren't that expensive > either. With that You would get quite a performance gain (especially when > combined with a new hard drive). Of course this is none of my business, > but maybe You hadn't looked at prices for this upgrade and also maybe You > think this would be more expensive than it'ld really be. > > By the way: I don't think the normal bios is used when using a USB-drive, > it relies purely on the OS, so I really expect You to be able to use the > full 200 GB without a problem. I am 99% sure (that leaves 1% of > uncertainty). You could search groups.google.com for old messages about > that, I think I have read about that in the past. And, You could buy an extra IDE-card; that way You will certainly be ably to use an internal drive. Greetings, Rene "Rene" <inva***@invalid.com> wrote in Didnt think about contacting them as well, I shall do that. Im not a news:540c2$421c714a$54230ee9$26999@INFOPACT.NL: > > You could also email maxtor Your question; they have big USB-drives as > well. And, You could buy an extra IDE-card; that way You will > certainly be ably to use an internal drive. > > Greetings, > Rene > newbie but adding a modern external drive is one of those things I never thought about before. AN IDE card was something I considered for awhile and just adding another drive (I have two). Maybe taking an older one out, put in the new one, and use the older for external backups, portability, or stuff for which I wont use it as much. I was thinking about USB & Firewire as a simple general upgrade as well. I read the combos are kinda tricky and to be careful about interupts... which should be alone with no conflicts. Maybe thats one of those over exagerations to be careful with. One of my goals eventually is to adapt this system to other uses, put it on a network, and eventually get a new one when I can afford it , with all the updated stuff like you mentioned, and more. I have a P3 but its pretty much at the max the MB can handle as it is. "Rene" <inva***@invalid.com> wrote in greetings back again.news:540c2$421c714a$54230ee9$26999@INFOPACT.NL: > You could also email maxtor Your question; they have big USB-drives as > well. And, You could buy an extra IDE-card; that way You will > certainly be ably to use an internal drive. > > Greetings, > Rene This was such a newbie question that I sorta feel silly :P But after more reading: yes since the encloser has its own controller the BOIS limitation wont matter except for the OS. Thanks!!!!
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"Kev" <die_spammers_die@pht.zzz> schreef in bericht You're welcome!news:Xns960682ED42882kevsmail@216.168.3.44... > "Rene" <inva***@invalid.com> wrote in > news:540c2$421c714a$54230ee9$26999@INFOPACT.NL: > >> You could also email maxtor Your question; they have big USB-drives as >> well. And, You could buy an extra IDE-card; that way You will >> certainly be ably to use an internal drive. >> >> Greetings, >> Rene > > greetings back again. > > This was such a newbie question that I sorta feel silly :P > > But after more reading: yes since the encloser has its own controller the > BOIS limitation wont matter except for the OS. > > Thanks!!!! Greetings, Rene 
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