Maxtor 80 external 1394 drive -- replace HD possible?

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I have an old 1394 HD, and wanted to replace the meager 80GB HD with a
200GB HD. Is this possible? Do I need to format the drive before the
swap? Will the controller recognize the full drive?

Anyone else who's done this, appreciate the feedback.
 
Tripster said:
I have an old 1394 HD, and wanted to replace the meager 80GB HD with a
200GB HD. Is this possible? Do I need to format the drive before the
swap? Will the controller recognize the full drive?
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You'd be much more likely to have success with a 120GB drive. Once you
go past 137GB, you're in the 48-bit LBA arena and must have specialized
hardware for it.


-WD
 
The enclosure has a bridge board, most likely with Oxford 911. That supports
ATA-5, up to 137GB.

Only the newer Oxford 911+ and 922 supports ATA-6 and larger drives.
 
Thanks for your feedback -- I tried pinging Maxtor about this a few
times, but to no avail.
 
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