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Old 05-10-2007, 09:38 PM   #1
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Win XP home HDD limit ???

I have windows xp home SP2 Genuine !!!
Can i install any size HDD in my system ???
Or will windows only go to a certain limit of size ???
Say i wanna get a 500GB HDD.

My system

Intel® Pentium® D processor
820 2x1 MB L2 2.80 GHz 800 MHz
P5RD2-VM motherboard
Maxtor 160GB SATA 2
1GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS 512mb
Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro
Windows Xp Home Sp2 ( Genuine )
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Old 05-10-2007, 09:40 PM   #2
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You should be fine. SP2 eliminates the 137GB HDD limit.
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Old 05-10-2007, 09:40 PM   #3
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You can easily add 500 GB hard drives with SP 2. SP 1 was required to go over 137 GB.
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Cool !!!
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