What is the largest capacity hard drive the XPi will accept?
The largest hard drive the XPi BIOS will recognize is 8.4 GB (the largest hard drive validated by Dell, however, is 5 GB). In order to utilize the full capacity of a drive larger than 8.4 GB, you must use the overlay software that came with it, which basically fools the BIOS into seeing the full capacity. But be warned, some people claim this particular software can lead to general system instability. Others have no problem at all. Another option is to format the first 8 GB of the drive, install Windows on it, then format the rest of the drive through Windows (note: you cannot access the larger partition in DOS). I’ve successfully used a 60 GB drive in an XPi using this second method.
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