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\A_Michigan_User\
I also have the USB2 Maxtor 3000LE external.
My Windows XP machine can handle 300 gig drives... but when I try to put 1
in the 3000LE case... it
only sees 137gig.
Did you have to do anything special to get yours to work?
Where did you see that chipset... and part #? I don't see anything that
says "Cypress" on the board inside mine.
Thanks.
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I searched all of the web and usenet and couldn't find this answer, so
I tried it out myself and now I'm sharing the info for any other who
have the same question.
I purchased a 40GB Maxtor External Drive 3000LE, its has a USB 2.0
interface:
http://www.maxtor.com/en/products/external/personal_storage_3000/personal_storage_3000le/index.htm
First job was to put in a larger drive, I threw in a 7200RPM 120GB WD
drive. Taking apart the enclosure is easy and so is swapping the
drives. Worked like a charm and the performance according to SiSandra
is excellent (when attached to a host that supports USB 2.0)
Next question which I couldn't find any answer to on the net is does
it support 48-bit addressing (e.g. drives > 137GB). I know that
Maxtor makes other external drive models that go above 120GB but I
didn't know if they had a different internals.
So I just stuck a Maxtor 200GB drive in it and the full size was
recognized. I also located the chip that runs the whole show on the
internal board, its a Cypress CY7C68013-56PVC. Here are the full
specs here:
http://www.cypress.com/products/datasheet.cfm?partnum=CY7C68300-56PVC
EZ-USB AT2T USB 2.0 to ATA/ATAPI Bridge
Features
Complies with USB-IF specifications for USB 2.0, the USB Mass Storage
Class, and the USB Mass Storage Class Bulk-Only Transport
Specification
Operates at high (480-Mbps) or full (12-Mbps) speed
Complies with T13's ATA/ATAPI-6 Draft Specification
Supports 48-bit addressing for large hard drives
Supports PIO modes 0, 3, 4, and UDMA modes 2, 4
My Windows XP machine can handle 300 gig drives... but when I try to put 1
in the 3000LE case... it
only sees 137gig.
Did you have to do anything special to get yours to work?
Where did you see that chipset... and part #? I don't see anything that
says "Cypress" on the board inside mine.
Thanks.
Original msg.....
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 09:43:15 -0500
Organization: MindSpring Enterprises
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Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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X-Server-Date: 22 Feb 2003 14:43:18 GMT
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I searched all of the web and usenet and couldn't find this answer, so
I tried it out myself and now I'm sharing the info for any other who
have the same question.
I purchased a 40GB Maxtor External Drive 3000LE, its has a USB 2.0
interface:
http://www.maxtor.com/en/products/external/personal_storage_3000/personal_storage_3000le/index.htm
First job was to put in a larger drive, I threw in a 7200RPM 120GB WD
drive. Taking apart the enclosure is easy and so is swapping the
drives. Worked like a charm and the performance according to SiSandra
is excellent (when attached to a host that supports USB 2.0)
Next question which I couldn't find any answer to on the net is does
it support 48-bit addressing (e.g. drives > 137GB). I know that
Maxtor makes other external drive models that go above 120GB but I
didn't know if they had a different internals.
So I just stuck a Maxtor 200GB drive in it and the full size was
recognized. I also located the chip that runs the whole show on the
internal board, its a Cypress CY7C68013-56PVC. Here are the full
specs here:
http://www.cypress.com/products/datasheet.cfm?partnum=CY7C68300-56PVC
EZ-USB AT2T USB 2.0 to ATA/ATAPI Bridge
Features
Complies with USB-IF specifications for USB 2.0, the USB Mass Storage
Class, and the USB Mass Storage Class Bulk-Only Transport
Specification
Operates at high (480-Mbps) or full (12-Mbps) speed
Complies with T13's ATA/ATAPI-6 Draft Specification
Supports 48-bit addressing for large hard drives
Supports PIO modes 0, 3, 4, and UDMA modes 2, 4