Maximum Hard Disk Size in a Quicksilver 2002

Dear All,
I am getting lots of contradictory information about the maximum size of hard drive that I can install in my 933MHz Power Mac G4 Quicksilver without using a PCI card.
Can any one advise me of the best way to verify whether I have the 128GB limit?
Many thanks in anticipation of any help or advice.
Best Wishes,
Richard

Look at these links.
*What Macs natively support large IDE drives?* (over 128GB formatted)
http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/action.lasso?-database=faq.fp3&layout=FaqList&-res ponse=answer.faq.lasso&-recordID=34188&-search
*How Big a Hard Drive Can I Put in My iMac, eMac, or Power Mac?*
http://lowendmac.com/macdan/05/1024.html
*Using 128 GB or Larger ATA Hard Drives*
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2544
*The Power Mac Storage FAQ*
http://forums.macnn.com/65/power-mac-and-mac-pro/246391/the-power-mac-storage-fa q/
Use an external firewire drive & you are not limited.
 Cheers, Tom
Possible Alternative - SpeedTools ATA Hi-Cap Support Driver: Allows the use of extended capacity ATA drives (drives greater than 128 Gigabytes in size) on older (Pre Mirrored Door) G4 and G3 Macintoshes running MacOS X versions 10.2 and later. Cost $24.95
http://www.speedtools2.com/ATA6.html

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