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What is the maximum hard drive capacity that XP allows for its operating
system. I'm considering changing my OS from Windows 98se to XP and want to
get a new hard drive preferably the Maximum that XP allows.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
 
Marilyn said:
What is the maximum hard drive capacity that XP allows for its
operating system. I'm considering changing my OS from Windows 98se to
XP and want to get a new hard drive preferably the Maximum that XP
allows.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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I believe that normally the figure is 137GB; however, that usually can be
increased if you install SP1. Maxtor Corp [a big maker of Hard Drives]
provides a free utility program to increase that size limitation here:
http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/M...tware Downloads/ATA Hard Drives&downloadID=11
.. There are also references to a couple of Microsoft Knowledge Base Articles
which will probably tell you much more than anyone here.
 
The maximum HD for XP is somewhere in the terabyte range. The limiting
factor will be your motherboard.

LOL, JAX
 
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