max size disk for dimension 8400?

I have a Dimension 8400 and currently have a single SATA 250 GB drive
that came with the system. I want to install more internal storage.
I've read a couple of places that the maximum size for a single drive
this system can handle is 400 GB (and with 4 on-board SATA connectors
allows for 1.2 TB of total internal storage). However, I've been
looking at 500 or 750 GB SATA drives.

Questions,

Is 400 GB the maximum size for a single SATA drive that this system
can handle?
If so, what is the limitation there? (motherboard (which appears to be
built by intel with a Intel 925 Express chipset), OS - Windows XP
Media addition (although I do have Linux installed with > 2.6.15
kernel), something else)?
Thanks

On Aug 11, 5:50 pm, Dave Programmer <davejavaprogram...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> I have a Dimension 8400 and currently have a single SATA 250 GB drive
> that came with the system. I want to install more internal storage.
> I've read a couple of places that the maximum size for a single drive
> this system can handle is 400 GB (and with 4 on-board SATA connectors
> allows for 1.2 TB of total internal storage). However, I've been
Er, 1.6 TB that is...
> looking at 500 or 750 GB SATA drives.
>
> Questions,
>
> Is 400 GB the maximum size for a single SATA drive that this system
> can handle?
> If so, what is the limitation there? (motherboard (which appears to be
> built by intel with a Intel 925 Express chipset), OS - Windows XP
> Media addition (although I do have Linux installed with > 2.6.15
> kernel), something else)?
> Thanks

Can't imagine where you read of a 400GB limit. The maximum disk size in
an 8400 with XP should be 2Tb. I know that the 750Gb drives work as I
have two of them in my 8400. With Vista, you can break the 2Tb limit.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Programmer [private.php?do=newpm&u=]
> Posted At: Saturday, August 11, 2007 3:52 AM
> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> Conversation: max size disk for dimension 8400?
> Subject: Re: max size disk for dimension 8400?
>
> On Aug 11, 5:50 pm, Dave Programmer <davejavaprogram...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > I have a Dimension 8400 and currently have a single SATA 250 GB
drive
> > that came with the system. I want to install more internal storage.
> > I've read a couple of places that the maximum size for a single
drive
> > this system can handle is 400 GB (and with 4 on-board SATA
connectors
> > allows for 1.2 TB of total internal storage). However, I've been
> Er, 1.6 TB that is...
> > looking at 500 or 750 GB SATA drives.
> >
> > Questions,
> >
> > Is 400 GB the maximum size for a single SATA drive that this system
> > can handle?
> > If so, what is the limitation there? (motherboard (which appears to
> be
> > built by intel with a Intel 925 Express chipset), OS - Windows XP
> > Media addition (although I do have Linux installed with > 2.6.15
> > kernel), something else)?
> > Thanks

For example,

http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/del...-30919189.html

But perhaps they quoted that as the maximum limit because possibly 400
GB were the largest SATA drives at the time it was written? Dunno, but
I appreciate your confirming that this is a fictitious limit. More
money to Seagate from me.
Thanks



On Aug 11, 9:21 pm, "Tom Scales" <tjsca...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Can't imagine where you read of a 400GB limit. The maximum disk size in
> an 8400 with XP should be 2Tb. I know that the 750Gb drives work as I
> have two of them in my 8400. With Vista, you can break the 2Tb limit.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dave Programmer [mailto:davejavaprogram...@yahoo.com]
> > Posted At: Saturday, August 11, 2007 3:52 AM
> > Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> > Conversation: max size disk for dimension 8400?
> > Subject: Re: max size disk for dimension 8400?
>
> > On Aug 11, 5:50 pm, Dave Programmer <davejavaprogram...@yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> > > I have a Dimension 8400 and currently have a single SATA 250 GB
> drive
> > > that came with the system. I want to install more internal storage.
> > > I've read a couple of places that the maximum size for a single
> drive
> > > this system can handle is 400 GB (and with 4 on-board SATA
> connectors
> > > allows for 1.2 TB of total internal storage). However, I've been
> > Er, 1.6 TB that is...
> > > looking at 500 or 750 GB SATA drives.
>
> > > Questions,
>
> > > Is 400 GB the maximum size for a single SATA drive that this system
> > > can handle?
> > > If so, what is the limitation there? (motherboard (which appears to
> > be
> > > built by intel with a Intel 925 Express chipset), OS - Windows XP
> > > Media addition (although I do have Linux installed with > 2.6.15
> > > kernel), something else)?
> > > Thanks