Hi! How big hdd can i use with this motherboard. I got one 20gb and one 80gb and thinking of getting a new, as big as possible? // JJL
"JJL" <> wrote in message news:O_uZb.83467$... > Hi! > > How big hdd can i use with this motherboard. I got one 20gb and one 80gb and > thinking of getting a new, as big as possible? > > // JJL > > According to their website 137GB is the max. Here is the page: http://english.aopen.com.tw/products/mb/AX34Pro.htm Remember that you can go over this with the use the a PCI IDE card. Those are available at www.promise.com Chris
"Chris" <> wrote in message news:lP4%b.7789$-kc.rr.com... > > "JJL" <> wrote in message > news:O_uZb.83467$... > > Hi! > > > > How big hdd can i use with this motherboard. I got one 20gb and one 80gb > and > > thinking of getting a new, as big as possible? > > > > // JJL > > > > > > According to their website 137GB is the max. Here is the page: > > http://english.aopen.com.tw/products/mb/AX34Pro.htm > > Remember that you can go over this with the use the a PCI IDE card. Those > are available at www.promise.com > > Chris > > Ok thanks, but does this mean i can have several 120 GB HDD's or is it the absolute max with all hdd's? // JJL
"JJL" <> wrote in message news:kgt%b.84223$... > "Chris" <> wrote in message > news:lP4%b.7789$-kc.rr.com... > > > > "JJL" <> wrote in message > > news:O_uZb.83467$... > > > Hi! > > > > > > How big hdd can i use with this motherboard. I got one 20gb and one 80gb > > and > > > thinking of getting a new, as big as possible? > > > > > > // JJL > > > > > > > > > > According to their website 137GB is the max. Here is the page: > > > > http://english.aopen.com.tw/products/mb/AX34Pro.htm > > > > Remember that you can go over this with the use the a PCI IDE card. Those > > are available at www.promise.com > > > > Chris > > > > > > Ok thanks, but does this mean i can have several 120 GB HDD's or is it the > absolute max with all hdd's? > > // JJL > > You can have up to 4 of them without a PCI card installed. This would leave you without a CDROM drive though. If you want the maximum storage space possible without a PCI card, then use three 120GB drives plus a CDROM/CDRW or whatever type optical drive you use. Each drive can be up to 137GB. Chris
"Chris" <> wrote in message news:aSM%b.15826$-kc.rr.com... > > "JJL" <> wrote in message > news:kgt%b.84223$... > > "Chris" <> wrote in message > > news:lP4%b.7789$-kc.rr.com... > > > > > > "JJL" <> wrote in message > > > news:O_uZb.83467$... > > > > Hi! > > > > > > > > How big hdd can i use with this motherboard. I got one 20gb and one > 80gb > > > and > > > > thinking of getting a new, as big as possible? > > > > > > > > // JJL > > > > > > > > > > > > > > According to their website 137GB is the max. Here is the page: > > > > > > http://english.aopen.com.tw/products/mb/AX34Pro.htm > > > > > > Remember that you can go over this with the use the a PCI IDE card. > Those > > > are available at www.promise.com > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > Ok thanks, but does this mean i can have several 120 GB HDD's or is it the > > absolute max with all hdd's? > > > > // JJL > > > > > > You can have up to 4 of them without a PCI card installed. This would leave > you without a CDROM drive though. If you want the maximum storage space > possible without a PCI card, then use three 120GB drives plus a CDROM/CDRW > or whatever type optical drive you use. Each drive can be up to 137GB. > > Chris > > Ok thanks // JJL
