Windows XP HD Capacity

I'm thinking of buying a 700 GB hard drive, but I know that just plugging it in and having 700 GBs is too good to be true. What kind of configurations and headaches am I in for?

Windows xp cant index past 137gb; assuming ntfs. Which means it will just act like it's that size(last time I checked). So you can...

1.Make a bunch of partitions(although you can have only four)
or
2.Read this
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303013
You can break the 137gb limit although it doesn't say anything about a maximum size and your motherboard has to support it.

I think ext3(linux) file systems can handle 2tb, but you have to take the plunge and go all out linux since windows xp has no read or  write support for ext3

Was the last time you checked 2001 or something?  ATA/ATAPI-6 puts the limit above 144 petabytes, sir.  Probably none, though it'll take quite some time to install a file system.

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Yeah, just upgrade to sp2. 

oohh internet tough guy

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Oh, and Windows can access Linux partitions via a IFS driver (google ext2fs IFS driver)

If you ever see Windows refusing to go past 137 GB, then google "EnableBigLBA" and become a happy man for the rest of your days.

So given that my BIOS supports large capacity drives and I have Windows XP SP 1 or greater, it will read a 700 GB hard drive?

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Yes.

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this statement is false

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