G4 mini recognizes only 128 gb of external disk

With a 200 GB Maxtor Ultra disk in a USB2 ADS case (USBX 804 case, jumper at master) the G4 (1.42 ghz) mini only recognizes 128 GBs. It doesn't make any difference which USB port is used or if it's hooked up through a USB hub. According to Apple, ADS and Maxtor FAQs the full 200 gbs should be recognized. I know older macs had this problem because of the ATA controller but that should not be an issue here. Any ideas? TIA
G4 mini Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1gb RAM

Resolved. I tried the external drive on another mac with the same result. Apparently the ADS case chipset in this model will only support 128gb in spite of what ADS says. I bought a new case and the full HD is available.

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OS Version: WinXP
LUS Version: 3.53.000
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