6 Hard Drives with 3 TBs ok in Vista?

> "xiowan" wrote

> > Hello:
> > I have ordered a new P182 Antec case that will hold 6 hard drives and
> > want to increase my storage capacity to 3 TBs. I think there was a limit
> > of
> > 2 TBs in MCE2005 but I wondered if I can use more in Vista? I am already
> > approaching 2 TBs in my Vista pc and want to add 2 more hard drives. If
> > possible, how would I go about increasing the capacity in Vista?

>
> There is no practical limit to the total capacity you can have on all
> drives. For an individual NTFS formatted volume there is a limit to the
> size of the volume (Exabyte range) but you are not near that limit.
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
>
>

> Hello Rock:
> Thanks for the quick answer! That's good news..........I think I am
> beginning to like Vista!

> Hello:
> I have ordered a new P182 Antec case that will hold 6 hard drives and
> want to increase my storage capacity to 3 TBs. I think there was a limit
> of
> 2 TBs in MCE2005 but I wondered if I can use more in Vista? I am already
> approaching 2 TBs in my Vista pc and want to add 2 more hard drives. If
> possible, how would I go about increasing the capacity in Vista?
>
> DAVE
>
>

> If you need that much space, how are you going to backup all that data?
>
>
> "xiowan" <xiowan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6DB81AEA-18B3-40A8-95A3-34FEA2087A43@microsoft.com...

> > Hello:
> > I have ordered a new P182 Antec case that will hold 6 hard drives and
> > want to increase my storage capacity to 3 TBs. I think there was a limit
> > of
> > 2 TBs in MCE2005 but I wondered if I can use more in Vista? I am already
> > approaching 2 TBs in my Vista pc and want to add 2 more hard drives. If
> > possible, how would I go about increasing the capacity in Vista?
> >
> > DAVE
> >
> >

>
>
>

> Hello Bill Yanaire:
> The data is mostly standard definitiion recorded tv movies and my
> drives are warranted for 5 years. The content only has to last until my 3
> standard definition tvs wear out lol! I guess I could back them up to VCR
> tapes though!

> "Bill Yanaire" wrote:
>

>> If you need that much space, how are you going to backup all that data?

> "xiowan" wrote

> > Hello Bill Yanaire:
> > The data is mostly standard definitiion recorded tv movies and my
> > drives are warranted for 5 years. The content only has to last until my 3
> > standard definition tvs wear out lol! I guess I could back them up to VCR
> > tapes though!

>

> > "Bill Yanaire" wrote:
> >

> >> If you need that much space, how are you going to backup all that data?

>
> <snip>
>
> Warranty on the drives is irrelevant. Hardware failure can occur at any
> time. If the data is important it should be backed up.
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
>
>