[nForce] K7N2 - MS6570 - Maximum HD 160gb??

I am trying to help someone with a query they have. They are looking to buy a 250/300gb for some extra space, but according to the products general faq the maximum HD size is 160gb.
Someone has told me that its possible to split the drive into 2 partitions, so that each partition falls under the 160gb size limit. Is this true, or is 160 really the total size??
Many thanks for any advice

Quote from: Grayone on 07-September-05, 23:33:47
Earlier versions of windows imposed limits on the size of the hard drive due to the file structure (FAT32). XP uses NTFS and with SP1 it has removed any limit on the size of the HD.
XP can recognize and use a FAT32 file system on a HD but Windows 98 (uses FAT32) can't recognize a NTFS file system on a HD.
The 250gig can be installed and used as a slave only with XP if you use it on a single partition. It has to be partitioned and formatted with FAT32 when used with a FAT32 based OS.
great. thanks very much for all your advice

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MOVED: [nForce] K7N2 D2-FSR cant get in window after manual setting

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[nForce] K7N2 D2-FSR cant get in window after manual setting

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