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18 Aug 2011   #1

Win 8 Pro
 
 
WinXP - max hard drive size?

Please excuse the WinXP question - I didn't see a link to an 'XP' forum at the bottom of this site; so, I figured I'd post here real quick.

Google results give conflicting answers. Can anyone tell me what max hard drive size WinXP Professional 32-bit will recognize?

I plan to connect an external drive via USB to an old laptop.



Thank you, as always, folks.
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18 Aug 2011   #2

Windows 7 Ultimate x64
UK
 
 

Assuming you are using SP3 I believe the limit is 2TB, this is only the limit for a drive you wish to boot from as SP3 supports Dynamic disks and you can go higher than that using this method.
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18 Aug 2011   #3

Win 8 Pro
 
 

Thank you, Sub! I should be fine with 1TB or less, then. Cool.
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18 Aug 2011   #4

Windows 7 Ultimate x64
UK
 
 

yes I've had 2x500GB (1TB) RAID0 booting and operating great in XP SP3
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18 Aug 2011   #5

Win 8 Pro
 
 

Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by Sub Styler View Post
yes I've had 2x500GB (1TB) RAID0 booting and operating great in XP SP3
Cool. I figured I'd hear from someone with experience. Much appreciated.
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18 Aug 2011   #6

Windows 2000 5.0 Build 2195
 
 

Actually, as far as I know, that 2TB limit is only implied if you have a cluster and sector size of 512 bytes (has to do with the MBR). With those new drives that has a sector size of 4096, then the limit should increase to 16TB.

Of course, there are always workarounds such as GPT and RAID...

Understanding the 2 TB Limit in Windows Storage - Ask the Core Team - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
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18 Aug 2011   #7

Win 8 Pro
 
 

Thank you, arkhi!
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