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I’ve been searching for any clue that could tell me if this HP OmniBook vt6200 laptop has any limitations on the maximum hard drive capacity it supports. But found nothing.
It’s a laptop from around 2002. It currently has a 32GB SSD (PATA interface).
Is there a way to know in advance if this laptop supports anything bigger than 32GB?
GetFree
Posted 2015-08-23T00:21:53.760
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You're unlikely to be able to find a new pata/laptop IDE drive so I wouldn't be suprised if your limitation is the size of the drive you can get rather than anything else. They simply won't make em any more.
Considering the limits for older systems were in terms of hundreds of gigabytes (128 GiB initially, then 128 PiB for ATA 6), that wouldn't really be an issue.
I know the transition between PATA and SATA happened around the 30gb size mark. So whoever upgraded it probably just picked a similar size drive to be sure.
That said, your SSD's probably likely to be a better idea as far as performance goes, and you'd be getting a new/old stock drive anyway. I'd consider increasing storage other ways. An external HDD might be a simpler option, even if you're stuck with USB 1.1 interfaces.
Journeyman Geek
Posted 2015-08-23T00:21:53.760
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64 GB is still within the 128GiB size limit for older oses. I was thinking more in the 100s of GiB – Journeyman Geek – 2015-08-23T01:48:15.423
In addition... well... Its a PIV. There's a reasonable chance that unless there's a specific feature on the system that you need (serial or parallel ports?) replacing the system might pay for itself in terms of power consumption and speed within a year or two. A nearly contemporary Pentium M a lower clockspeed would run circles around it , as would a modern bay trail processor. Might be worth considering putting the old warhorse out to pasture. – Journeyman Geek – 2015-08-23T00:39:55.700