beachycove
Well-known member
I just received a 160GB PATA 2.5" drive from China, via eBay. It was intended for a Pismo running under Mac OS 9.2, which is limited to a 128GB drive. I had thus ordered a 120GB, but received the larger drive. Yes, I have complained, and got no resolution. i will make a modest complaint, but that is not going to solve my little problem.
So, leaving eBay out of the matter, what are my options? The drive is still in the sealed bag, so I haven't attempted to install the thing, but I get confusing messages from searching about what to do if I do plug it in: neither https://lowendmac.com/2005/how-big-hard-drive-imac-emac-power-mac-powerbook-ibook/ nor https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT2544 are a lot of use in my situation.
So I will ask you people: Can I simply partition the thing into a 128GB drive and go ahead, or is there some limit in the Pismo's hardware (and software under OS9) that makes using a drive >128GB in a machine like a Pismo (under OS9) a bad, bad idea?
So, leaving eBay out of the matter, what are my options? The drive is still in the sealed bag, so I haven't attempted to install the thing, but I get confusing messages from searching about what to do if I do plug it in: neither https://lowendmac.com/2005/how-big-hard-drive-imac-emac-power-mac-powerbook-ibook/ nor https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT2544 are a lot of use in my situation.
So I will ask you people: Can I simply partition the thing into a 128GB drive and go ahead, or is there some limit in the Pismo's hardware (and software under OS9) that makes using a drive >128GB in a machine like a Pismo (under OS9) a bad, bad idea?