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Limit
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Operating
System
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Solution
|
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128 PB (144 PB)
|
All
|
None so far, as this limit is far
from being reached, but probably a BIOS upgrade.
|
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256 TB
|
Windows 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista
using NTFS
|
This is the 32-bit NTFS file
system limit. No solution so far, but probably a new NTFS version using more
than 32 bits to address the clusters.
|
|
16 TB
|
Windows 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista
using NTFS
|
Use a partitioning utility or the
command Format c: /a:xxxx to increase the size of the clusters allowing
partitions up to 256 TB (see page 4 for more details).
|
|
2 TB
|
Windows ME, 2000, XP, 2003 and
Vista using FAT32
|
Change file system to NTFS.
|
|
2 TB
|
Windows 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista
using NTFS
|
These operating systems don’t
allow the boot partition to be larger than 2 TB. There are two solutions:
create a bootable partition with 2 TB and create a second partition with the
rest of your hard drive’s capacity or if you want a single partition create a dynamic volume.
|
|
128 GB (137 GB)
|
Windows 98
|
No solution. Upgrade your OS with
at least Windows ME and execute the procedures described below.
|
|
128 GB (137 GB)
|
Windows ME, NT, 2000 and XP
without any SP installed.
|
|
|
32 GB
|
Windows 95
|
No solution. Upgrade your OS with
at least Windows 98 (keep in mind that Windows 98 has its own 128 GB limit).
|
|
7.84 GB (8 GB)
|
All but MS-DOS
|
BIOS upgrade. Besides
that Windows NT can’t boot from partitions larger than 7.84 GB, you will need
to create a bootable 7.84 GB partition and put the rest of the hard disk
drive available space on one or more extra partitions.
|
|
7.84 GB (8 GB)
|
MS-DOS 6.x
|
No solution. Upgrade your OS with
at least Windows 95 AND upgrade your BIOS.
|
|
2 GB
|
All
|
This is the FAT-16 limit. You can
divide your hard disk drive into several 2 GB partitions or use an operating
system that supports FAT-32 or NTFS to access your entire hard disk drive
into a single partition.
|
|
512 MB
|
MS-DOS 5.0
|
Upgrade your operating system.
|
|
504 MB (528 M)
|
All
|
|
|
128 MB
|
MS-DOS 4.0
|
Upgrade your operating system.
|
|
32 MB
|
MS-DOS 3.x
|
Upgrade your operating system.
|
|
16 MB
|
MS-DOS below 3.0
|
Upgrade your operating system.
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Friday 23 December 2016
Hard Disk Drives Capacity Limits
Playing NFS Carbon in my old Pentium III 866MHz from 2001
This is my old Pentium III 866 MHz, having 512MB RAM, 128MB ATI RADEON
9200, 120GB hard disk and LG DVD-RW. It is running NFS Carbon.
Playing NFS Carbon in my old Pentium III 866MHz from 2001
Playing NFS Carbon in my old Pentium III 866MHz from 2001
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