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Will a 4TB external hard drive work on Windows XP?
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I'm still on XP, and was wondering will a new external hard drive still work on XP? I heard XP can only handle up to 2 TB.
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I'm still on XP, and was wondering will a new external hard drive still work on XP? I heard XP can only handle up to 2 TB.
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Software hacks only work for internal drives of that size, I can find no way to make it work using a usb drive on XP.
– Moab
Jul 8 '15 at 21:10
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I'm still on XP, and was wondering will a new external hard drive still work on XP? I heard XP can only handle up to 2 TB.
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I'm still on XP, and was wondering will a new external hard drive still work on XP? I heard XP can only handle up to 2 TB.
windows-xp external-hard-drive
windows-xp external-hard-drive
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Software hacks only work for internal drives of that size, I can find no way to make it work using a usb drive on XP.
– Moab
Jul 8 '15 at 21:10
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Software hacks only work for internal drives of that size, I can find no way to make it work using a usb drive on XP.
– Moab
Jul 8 '15 at 21:10
Software hacks only work for internal drives of that size, I can find no way to make it work using a usb drive on XP.
– Moab
Jul 8 '15 at 21:10
Software hacks only work for internal drives of that size, I can find no way to make it work using a usb drive on XP.
– Moab
Jul 8 '15 at 21:10
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If it's 64-bit XP there shouldn't be a problem. But if you're running 32-bit XP, there's a limit of 2048 GB (2TB) that it will access. You can try ASR3TB+Unlocker but, I don't know if it will work on a USB connected drive. Also, Windows will reserve some of the space. So instead of 4TB you may end up with about 3.5TB
answered Jul 8 '15 at 19:48
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That software only works with Asrock motherboards and only internal drives.
– Moab
Jul 8 '15 at 21:13
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Many external drives can use cheap translation tricks to have less percieved sectors as larger sectors, then it works. (no 32bit big number problem).
"When the drive is inside the enclosure, it becomes a "USB mass storage device" and the firmware on the USB-SATA bridge board then presents a sector size of 4096 bytes to the host" And other methods like presenting as 2 partitions or something.
The problem with this is some software that works at low levels does not understand, just like some people (inc me) and you should avoid whatever software it is that presents the disk wrongly.
Removal of the external and putting it on a regular sata internal then it still needs a trick to get to it all. like disk wizard translation method. There can be limited support from the makers to assist you with that, because most people have moved on to systems that fully support.
So check with the product specs and see what they say about it. Prefer to avoid it with the 32bit OS if it was just an option. make sure the data on it is secured elsewhere. always remember that strange things can present itself before using a software that claims to "fix" some disk oddity. Do research before trying to stuff it in internal, wherein it would be a normal 4T internal (in most of these drives).
Conclusion: The translation will be transparent to the user, and things will just work like you would expect them to work, plug it in and go. Then if you start messing with it or have troubles, your going to want to know a lot more before pushing buttons on other lower level disk software, and before changing its hardware.
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I Use "lucid puppy" OS to copy files from 4tb to windows xp
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If it's 64-bit XP there shouldn't be a problem. But if you're running 32-bit XP, there's a limit of 2048 GB (2TB) that it will access. You can try ASR3TB+Unlocker but, I don't know if it will work on a USB connected drive. Also, Windows will reserve some of the space. So instead of 4TB you may end up with about 3.5TB
answered Jul 8 '15 at 19:48
E2BusyE2Busy
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That software only works with Asrock motherboards and only internal drives.
– Moab
Jul 8 '15 at 21:13
add a comment |
If it's 64-bit XP there shouldn't be a problem. But if you're running 32-bit XP, there's a limit of 2048 GB (2TB) that it will access. You can try ASR3TB+Unlocker but, I don't know if it will work on a USB connected drive. Also, Windows will reserve some of the space. So instead of 4TB you may end up with about 3.5TB
answered Jul 8 '15 at 19:48
E2BusyE2Busy
1,0062925
That software only works with Asrock motherboards and only internal drives.
– Moab
Jul 8 '15 at 21:13
add a comment |
If it's 64-bit XP there shouldn't be a problem. But if you're running 32-bit XP, there's a limit of 2048 GB (2TB) that it will access. You can try ASR3TB+Unlocker but, I don't know if it will work on a USB connected drive. Also, Windows will reserve some of the space. So instead of 4TB you may end up with about 3.5TB
answered Jul 8 '15 at 19:48
E2BusyE2Busy
1,0062925
If it's 64-bit XP there shouldn't be a problem. But if you're running 32-bit XP, there's a limit of 2048 GB (2TB) that it will access. You can try ASR3TB+Unlocker but, I don't know if it will work on a USB connected drive. Also, Windows will reserve some of the space. So instead of 4TB you may end up with about 3.5TB
answered Jul 8 '15 at 19:48
E2BusyE2Busy
1,0062925
answered Jul 8 '15 at 19:48
E2BusyE2Busy
1,0062925
answered Jul 8 '15 at 19:48
E2BusyE2Busy
1,0062925
answered Jul 8 '15 at 19:48
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That software only works with Asrock motherboards and only internal drives.
– Moab
Jul 8 '15 at 21:13
add a comment |
That software only works with Asrock motherboards and only internal drives.
– Moab
Jul 8 '15 at 21:13
That software only works with Asrock motherboards and only internal drives.
– Moab
Jul 8 '15 at 21:13
That software only works with Asrock motherboards and only internal drives.
– Moab
Jul 8 '15 at 21:13
add a comment |
Many external drives can use cheap translation tricks to have less percieved sectors as larger sectors, then it works. (no 32bit big number problem).
"When the drive is inside the enclosure, it becomes a "USB mass storage device" and the firmware on the USB-SATA bridge board then presents a sector size of 4096 bytes to the host" And other methods like presenting as 2 partitions or something.
The problem with this is some software that works at low levels does not understand, just like some people (inc me) and you should avoid whatever software it is that presents the disk wrongly.
Removal of the external and putting it on a regular sata internal then it still needs a trick to get to it all. like disk wizard translation method. There can be limited support from the makers to assist you with that, because most people have moved on to systems that fully support.
So check with the product specs and see what they say about it. Prefer to avoid it with the 32bit OS if it was just an option. make sure the data on it is secured elsewhere. always remember that strange things can present itself before using a software that claims to "fix" some disk oddity. Do research before trying to stuff it in internal, wherein it would be a normal 4T internal (in most of these drives).
Conclusion: The translation will be transparent to the user, and things will just work like you would expect them to work, plug it in and go. Then if you start messing with it or have troubles, your going to want to know a lot more before pushing buttons on other lower level disk software, and before changing its hardware.
answered Jul 8 '15 at 20:09
PsycogeekPsycogeek
7,36263970
add a comment |
Many external drives can use cheap translation tricks to have less percieved sectors as larger sectors, then it works. (no 32bit big number problem).
"When the drive is inside the enclosure, it becomes a "USB mass storage device" and the firmware on the USB-SATA bridge board then presents a sector size of 4096 bytes to the host" And other methods like presenting as 2 partitions or something.
The problem with this is some software that works at low levels does not understand, just like some people (inc me) and you should avoid whatever software it is that presents the disk wrongly.
Removal of the external and putting it on a regular sata internal then it still needs a trick to get to it all. like disk wizard translation method. There can be limited support from the makers to assist you with that, because most people have moved on to systems that fully support.
So check with the product specs and see what they say about it. Prefer to avoid it with the 32bit OS if it was just an option. make sure the data on it is secured elsewhere. always remember that strange things can present itself before using a software that claims to "fix" some disk oddity. Do research before trying to stuff it in internal, wherein it would be a normal 4T internal (in most of these drives).
Conclusion: The translation will be transparent to the user, and things will just work like you would expect them to work, plug it in and go. Then if you start messing with it or have troubles, your going to want to know a lot more before pushing buttons on other lower level disk software, and before changing its hardware.
answered Jul 8 '15 at 20:09
PsycogeekPsycogeek
7,36263970
add a comment |
Many external drives can use cheap translation tricks to have less percieved sectors as larger sectors, then it works. (no 32bit big number problem).
"When the drive is inside the enclosure, it becomes a "USB mass storage device" and the firmware on the USB-SATA bridge board then presents a sector size of 4096 bytes to the host" And other methods like presenting as 2 partitions or something.
The problem with this is some software that works at low levels does not understand, just like some people (inc me) and you should avoid whatever software it is that presents the disk wrongly.
Removal of the external and putting it on a regular sata internal then it still needs a trick to get to it all. like disk wizard translation method. There can be limited support from the makers to assist you with that, because most people have moved on to systems that fully support.
So check with the product specs and see what they say about it. Prefer to avoid it with the 32bit OS if it was just an option. make sure the data on it is secured elsewhere. always remember that strange things can present itself before using a software that claims to "fix" some disk oddity. Do research before trying to stuff it in internal, wherein it would be a normal 4T internal (in most of these drives).
Conclusion: The translation will be transparent to the user, and things will just work like you would expect them to work, plug it in and go. Then if you start messing with it or have troubles, your going to want to know a lot more before pushing buttons on other lower level disk software, and before changing its hardware.
answered Jul 8 '15 at 20:09
PsycogeekPsycogeek
7,36263970
Many external drives can use cheap translation tricks to have less percieved sectors as larger sectors, then it works. (no 32bit big number problem).
"When the drive is inside the enclosure, it becomes a "USB mass storage device" and the firmware on the USB-SATA bridge board then presents a sector size of 4096 bytes to the host" And other methods like presenting as 2 partitions or something.
The problem with this is some software that works at low levels does not understand, just like some people (inc me) and you should avoid whatever software it is that presents the disk wrongly.
Removal of the external and putting it on a regular sata internal then it still needs a trick to get to it all. like disk wizard translation method. There can be limited support from the makers to assist you with that, because most people have moved on to systems that fully support.
So check with the product specs and see what they say about it. Prefer to avoid it with the 32bit OS if it was just an option. make sure the data on it is secured elsewhere. always remember that strange things can present itself before using a software that claims to "fix" some disk oddity. Do research before trying to stuff it in internal, wherein it would be a normal 4T internal (in most of these drives).
Conclusion: The translation will be transparent to the user, and things will just work like you would expect them to work, plug it in and go. Then if you start messing with it or have troubles, your going to want to know a lot more before pushing buttons on other lower level disk software, and before changing its hardware.
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Software hacks only work for internal drives of that size, I can find no way to make it work using a usb drive on XP.
– Moab
Jul 8 '15 at 21:10