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Are newer PATA drives backward compatible with older PATA interfaces?
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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1610890" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>There is a less well known hard drive size limit for external hard drives.</p><p></p><p>It is a 2TB limit for external hard drives connected via Firewire to a 2008 and earlier Mac.</p><p></p><p>You can get around this problem by using a special driver, but then your Firewire drive will no longer be bootable.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/manuals/mercury_elite/OWCMANMEPU3FWUG_R3.pdf" target="_blank">http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/manuals/mercury_elite/OWCMANMEPU3FWUG_R3.pdf</a></p><p>Scroll down to:</p><p>2.2 LARGE VOLUME SUPPORT AND FIREWIRE BOOTING IN MAC OS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1610890, member: 190607"] There is a less well known hard drive size limit for external hard drives. It is a 2TB limit for external hard drives connected via Firewire to a 2008 and earlier Mac. You can get around this problem by using a special driver, but then your Firewire drive will no longer be bootable. [url]http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/manuals/mercury_elite/OWCMANMEPU3FWUG_R3.pdf[/url] Scroll down to: 2.2 LARGE VOLUME SUPPORT AND FIREWIRE BOOTING IN MAC OS [/QUOTE]
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