I found an article about a summary table of Hard Disk Drives Capacity Limits which I think it's a good reference.
Check this link -> http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/482/6
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Limit |
Operating System |
Solution |
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128 PB (144 PB) |
All |
None so far, as this limit is far from being reached, but probably a BIOS upgrade. |
|
256 TB |
Windows 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista using NTFS |
This is the 32-bit NTFS file system limit. No solution so far, but probably a new NTFS version using more than 32 bits to address the clusters. |
|
16 TB |
Windows 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista using NTFS |
Use a partitioning utility or the command Format c: /a:xxxx to increase the size of the clusters allowing partitions up to 256 TB (see page 4 for more details). |
|
2 TB |
Windows ME, 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista using FAT32 |
Change file system to NTFS. |
|
2 TB |
Windows 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista using NTFS |
These operating systems donโ€t allow the boot partition to be larger than 2 TB. There are two solutions: create a bootable partition with 2 TB and create a second partition with the rest of your hard driveโ€s capacity or if you want a single partition create a dynamic volume. |
|
128 GB (137 GB) |
Windows 98 |
No solution. Upgrade your OS with at least Windows ME and execute the procedures described below. |
|
128 GB (137 GB) |
Windows ME, NT, 2000 and XP without any SP installed. |
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|
32 GB |
Windows 95 |
No solution. Upgrade your OS with at least Windows 98 (keep in mind that Windows 98 has its own 128 GB limit). |
|
7.84 GB (8 GB) |
All but MS-DOS |
BIOS upgrade. Besides that Windows NT canโ€t boot from partitions larger than 7.84 GB, you will need to create a bootable 7.84 GB partition and put the rest of the hard disk drive available space on one or more extra partitions. |
|
7.84 GB (8 GB) |
MS-DOS 6.x |
No solution. Upgrade your OS with at least Windows 95 AND upgrade your BIOS. |
|
2 GB |
All |
This is the FAT-16 limit. You can divide your hard disk drive into several 2 GB partitions or use an operating system that supports FAT-32 or NTFS to access your entire hard disk drive into a single partition. |
|
512 MB |
MS-DOS 5.0 |
Upgrade your operating system. |
|
504 MB (528 M) |
All |
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|
128 MB |
MS-DOS 4.0 |
Upgrade your operating system. |
|
32 MB |
MS-DOS 3.x |
Upgrade your operating system. |
|
16 MB |
MS-DOS below 3.0 |
Upgrade your operating system. |