What is the maximum disk size for an 8237R SATA controller

[gongman]

Hi, just trying to figure out what I can and cannot do to upgrade my PC to able to get to Windows 7. First thing I need is a bigger internal hard disk. I have a MSI 7312 motherboard, which has a Via 8237R SATA (NOT SATA 2 or 3) controller on it. What would be the largest size hard disk that would support? I have been warned about not trying to connect a disk that is to large, but cannot find out what the limits are anywhere. Thanks for any assistance on this

 

[dwatterworth]

Windows 7 and your motherboard bios + sata controller both support the LBA 48, allowing up to a 2tb disk size. This can be bypassed by adding in a PCI based SATA controller of a more current generation which will allow for larger disk sizes but on the other hand, offer drastically lower bandwidth due to the pci restriction.

 

[fzabkar]

Early versions of VIA's VT8237 controller could not handle 3Gbps or 6Gbps drives, even at 1.5Gbps.

 

[gongman]

Thanks very much for your answers, I appreciate it.

 

[gongman]

Thanks very much for your answers, I appreciate it.