Please can you answer the following question........What can limit the size of the hard disk that can be used by a PC..thanks
Welcome to HWF The capacity of a hard disk can be limited by the following: - Jumper setting on the back of a hard drive (size limitation) - Size not compatible with Operating System (operating systems prior to Windows XP Service Pack 1 might have issues with large hard drives) - File System limitations (FAT32 supports partitions up to 32 GB. NTFS however, supports much larger partitions). - Configuration problems with the partitions (not all free space is used by the partitions, or a partition has been shrinked. Are you having trouble with a hard drive?
Hi RHochstenbach thanks for getting back This question is for a course i am doing, the question is (What can limit the size of the hard disk that can be used by a PC)? A: RAM size, B: Processor Speed, C:L2 Cashe Size or D: BIOS Version. Im sure its D: Bios after reading books and looking over the internet, after speaking to a mate he said L2 Cashe, and now im not sure? This course is all about PC Repair/Upgrading and its all new to me Thanks for any help Darren
The RAM is only responsible for temporary storing the files of programs that have been opened. The processor speed determines the amount of instructions that it can process, the L2 cache temporary stores instructions of the Processor. The BIOS controls all the hardware in the computer. An outdated BIOS version could have problems with supporting new hardware. So that's the only possible answer
