Maximum drive size supported in a Dimension 8400

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• VMware Workstation is unable to open one of the virtual disks required by this virtual machine because it is larger than the maximum file size supported by the host file system.

  I'm transitioning from Windows XP (64-bit) on a new computer with Windows 7 installed.  I undertook to VMWare Workstation 6 7.0.1 in the process.  The problem is with a very large RAID 5 volume on the new system.  It's a score of 5.45 TB (TPG and NTFS).

  When I try to start a virtual machine on this volume, I get the message "VMware Workstation cannot open one of the virtual disks required by this virtual machine because it is larger than the maximum size of the files supported by the host file system.".  This is obviously not true.  If I copy the virtual machine to another drive on the system, it starts without a problem.

  Anyone have any ideas on how to work around this problem?

  try to add this line in the vmx file:

  diskLib.sparseMaxFileSizeCheck = "false".

  Maybe it helps.

  VMDK-type do you use?

  monolithicSparse? -C' is the only part type more?

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• T400 size maximum drive supported by the BIOS.

  Anyone know what the maximum hard drive size supported by the BIOS for a T400?

  It does not exist. You can use any disk sata hard with 2.5 inch form factor and 9.5 mm thick.

• What is FAT, FAT32 & NTFS maximum file size of file systems supported? File system of all the methods of the passage of FAT & FAT32 to NTFS without formatting is appreciated.

  What is FAT, FAT32 & NTFS maximum file size of file systems supported? File system of all the methods of the passage of FAT & FAT32 to NTFS without formatting is appreciated. (IE without deleting the files from a particular disk).

  Difference between material FAT & FAT32?

  I have a disk full of files, and it is in the FAT32 file system. As I can't copy large files (5 GB +) in this player, I intend to fix this by changing the file systems. Apparently, it is not possible to do it without formatting. I am curious about a way to do this without destroying the drive.

  Thanks in advance.

  Eguy

  Tuesday, October 9, 2012 16:55:51 + 0000, Eguy wrote:

  What is FAT, FAT32 & NTFS maximum file size of file systems supported? File system of all the methods of the passage of FAT & FAT32 to NTFS without formatting is appreciated. (IE without deleting the files from a particular disk).

  Difference between material FAT & FAT32?

  First, note that there are three varieties of FAT: FAT12, FAT16, and
  FAT32. Many people call just FAT16 FAT, because before that FAT32 is out.
  FAT16 is the only variety used for hard drives, so just
  The FAT was not enough.

  FAT12 (hardly any more used) had a maximum volume size of 12 MB.
  It has been used almost exclusively for floppy disks.

  FAT16 was used on hard disks (or partitions) up to 4 GB and had a
  cluster size which varied from 2 KB to 64 KB, depending on the size of
  the partition. It serves almost never again, because almost nobody does
  a as small as 4 GB partitions.

  FAT32 FAT16 succeeded and has a maximum drive size of 2 TB. His
  maximum file size is 4 GB, which explains why you can't copy a file of 5 GB to
  it. its cluster size is 4 KB up to an 8 GB partition. Beyond 8 GB the
  cluster size develops up to 32 KB.
  NTFS, that's what almost everyone should use on their hard drives
  today. Its maximum volume size is 2 ^ ^ 64-1 and its maximum file size
  16 × 1024 is ^ ^ 6 bytes (much more than the bigger hard drive available
  today). Cluster size is 4 KB, regardless of the size of the volume.

  I have a disk full of files, and it is in the FAT32 file system. As I can't copy large files (5 GB +) in this player, I intend to fix this by changing the file systems.

  Good! You should.

  Apparently, it is not possible to do it without formatting.

  It's not correct. To convert to NTFS, use you the CONVERT
  command. But first read http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm , because
  There is an important question about the size of cluster that is not obvious.

  Also note that conversion is an important step, touching everything on your
  drive. When you take a big step, no matter how unlikely it is
  always possible that something can go wrong. For this reason, there
  careful to make sure that you have a backup of everything you can not afford to
  lose before you start.

  Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP

• < Unspecified file name > file is larger than the maximum size supported by the data store ' < indeterminate datastore >

  Hello

  I use vSphere4 and I'm having problems, create snapshots of virtual machines.  I get the following error when I try and take a snapshot...

  File & lt; filename not specified & gt; is larger that the maximum size supported by the store data "& lt; not stated the store data & gt;

  If I check all disks assigned to the virtual machine, the block sizes are ok.  All the disks are of block size of 1 MB and less 60GB, except one that is 600GB and a 4 MB block size.  There are also free space on each data store with being less 5,30 Go which I guess should be much more than enough to create a snapshot.

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  See the attached file for disk configuration information.  Operating system drive is the drive where the snapshots are created.

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• What is the maximum. Size (GB) and RPM HARD drive that works in a Compaq CQ62-219WM laptop PC?

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• Dimension 8400 will not start up cd or dvd drive

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  I have a Dimension 8400 that refuses to boot from the CD or dvd drive. In the bios, tried to move 'Onboard or USB CD-ROM Drive' to the first position in the boot sequence. Also, I tried pressing "f12" during startup to access the start menu. I tried to select the "integrated or usb cd-rom" option from there with a cd bootable in both drives and still have had no success.

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• Being not recognized in dimension 8400 DVD drive

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  I can open the DVD player and insert DVD/CD but they are not recognized,

  My computer is not present DVD player, there is no CD/DVD players present also in the management of devices.

  I think the DVD player I have is the Philips DVD 8601 HH 16 x DVD + RW,

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  http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.ID=dim_cdrom&message.ID=138730&query.ID=270189#M138730 I did steps 1-3 and 5, and nothing has worked.

  Someone at - recommended step 4 too? Question about step 4: you have to clear the CMOS chip memory AND reset the default settings of the BIOS Setup? It was not clear from the guide on this forum.

  I tried to download the updates of the Firmware, but when I tried to update it says "Device not found", logic, because the device is not - where on my computer.

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• < Unspecified file name > file is larger than the maximum size supported by datastore '< indeterminate datastore >.

  I know that this issue has much spoken in the forums, but the answers are always to make sure that your block sizes are set to 8 MB - mine are already. Let me explain:

  I have a virtual machine with a large amount of connected storage - something along the lines of discs 10 x 1.99 to. Sit all VMDK on partitions of the VMFS of 8 MB of size block, including the configuration of the VM (location of the pagefile).

  Every time I try and snapshot of the virtual machine, I see the "< unspecified file name > file is larger than the maximum size supported by the data store ' < unspecified datastore >. All other virtual machines instant fine, but any other VM has a similar amount of storage as the VM problem.

  I have now moved the configuration files of the virtual machine to a new partition VMFS 5 of 1.91 TB, but the instant error persists. Most of the readers is sitting on VMFS 3.33 or 3.46. It will take me a while to move all VMFS 5 to see if that solves the problem.

  VMware.log for VM reports:

  2011-10-09T09:55:55.328Z| vcpu-0|  DiskLibCreateCustom: Unsupported disk capacity or disk capacity (2186928627712 bytes) is too large for vmfs file size.
  2011-10-09T09:55:55.328Z| vcpu-0| DISKLIB-LIB   : Failed to create link: The destination file system does not support large files (12)
  2011-10-09T09:55:55.328Z| vcpu-0| SNAPSHOT: SnapshotBranchDisk: Failed to branch disk: '/vmfs/volumes/4dc30ba3-b13c5026-92d8-d485643a1de4/spoon-app/spoon-app_2.vmdk' -> '/vmfs/volumes/4dc30ba3-b13c5026-92d8-d485643a1de4/spoon-app/spoon-app_2-000001.vmdk' : The destination file system does not support large files (12)
  
  

  My VMDK and volumes are smaller than 2032GB. I don't understand why, it's be a problem.

  Anyone have any ideas?

  Although ESXi 5 supports larger LUN as a raw physical devices (up to 64 TB), the maximum size of a virtual disk has not yet changed.

  André

• File is greater than the maximum size supported by the data store "Datastore1".

  Okay, I'm trying to create a virtual machine from 350 GB.  I need to run a database of 283 GB to test / Proof of concept that will grow more than 325 GB. I get this error message

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  Error

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  File is larger than the maximum size supported by datastore 'Datastore '.  vm name.domain.com/server name.domain.com.vmdk

  -

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  Ok

  -

  ---

  I have read that I need to increase the size of the block, but I need to remove the data store. Is it the same on ESXi 4.0?  I have 4 other VM about 150 GB. Please tell me I'm wrong.  Please...

  Same rules apply.  Create an another LUN with the correct block size and away files or hang the lun and recreate

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• Dimension 8400 disks and interfaces.

  Hi all

  The machine is a Dimension 8400 running Win XP Pro with SP3.  Stuff so... Old hat.  I have a few questions about the disks and disk interfaces.

  1. the machine is equipped with BIOS Version A03, dated 11/10/2004 - it's (I think) in the American format for dates.  Somewhere in the BIOS there are probably a large number that controls the largest disk size that the machine can see and format.  Example from another manufacturer, HP Kayak series 1 machine has this number set to 137 GB in the BIOS.

  If anyone knows:

  b how large the number is for the 8400 (there is no indication in the official specs of Dell) and

  b where in the BIOS the number is?

  2. the machine has 4 SATA ports labeled SATA 0-3.  Nobody knows who, SATA standards, these ports are according to the.  The possible answers are SATA 1 (1.5 Gbit/s MTR maximum transfer rate), 2 (3 Gbit/s MTR) SATA and SATA 3 (6Gbit/s MTR).

  Since the dates, that the standards have been published, I guess that these ports are SATA 1 (or SATA 2), but once again the official specs of Dell give no information.

  3. in an earlier period, when the IDE/PATA drives are common, cables from the motherboard to the drive had two connectors, and so two disks could be related.  It had to be cavalier as the master (or bootable) and the other rider as a slave drive.  When the machine is started, all the disk partitions found were affected drive letters.  In a disk two put in place with each disk has several partitions, the first partition on the drive master has been assigned C:, then the first partition on the slave become D:.  As a result, all the remaining partitions on the master are assigned letters from E:...  Finally, all partitions after D: on the slave are assigned to drive letters from after the last letter of drive/partition on the master drive.  You have that?

  So how is it with SATA?  Should readers be connected?  How are the drive letters assigned during startup of a multi-disc set up with multiple partitions on each disk?

  4. now, we come to the difficult bit.   In fact, I don't use the IDE/PATA/SATA drives on this machine - in fact, I rarely used readers using this Protocol since early 1981;  the current computer has an of Adaptec SCSI adapter and therefore has a SCSI drive.  You can see that I'm relatively speaking a Virgin IDE and know little about this technology and even less about SATA

  The question is can I attach a SATA drive and use the machine in a configuration mixed Protocol?  How drive letters are assigned in a configuration mixed Protocol?  How name you the bootable disc - this is only of the order of starting the BIOS, or by any other method?

  Trusting someone in the community can help me and thanks in advance for any help that can be given.

  Kind regards

  CoventryKid

  I can meet some people. I still have a 8400 although I have not used for several years.

  1.) it will be a SATA drive up to 2 TB. I have no knowledge of the locations of address in the BIOS. (the latest version which is BTW A09)

  2.) this computer has the Intel 925 X Express Chipset that makes the standard SATA 1.5 Gbps Serial ATA (aka SATA v.1)

  (3.) this vintage Dell computers has configured with their PATA drives jumper "cable select"rather than "master/slave.". So drive primary/secondary status has been determined by the position of drives on the cable, the 'master' being at the end of the cable and "slave" being at the Center. (FYI to cable select to work, a drive IDE/EIDE must have its jumpers on CS and use a cable that supports the CSEL)

  SATA has no jumpers are attributed and drives in the BIOS SATA0, SATA1, SATA2 etc. According to the port in which they are connected.

  Drive letters are assigned by the operating system and are configurable in XP disk management and since. The operating system drive is usually C:\ Drive letters are usually assigned by windows in alphabetical order according to availability. (i.e... If there is a c and an optical drive called D: the next reader plugged in and booted will usually get E: Although we are talking about Windows where all can and often does happen

  (4.) I have no experience using a SCSI daughter card in this computer I will speculate. I see no problem with a joint disk configuration.

  I guess the daughter Board handles it's own BIOS for SCSI drives and the Dell BIOS should pick up new readers directly to the motherboard. (Note: there is a setting in the BIOS for each SATA port to set their power and that they can expose the particular behavior if a player is connected to a port on off)

  Boot priority can be defined for the controllers embedded in the great Dell BIOS how it works with the SCSI adapter in the game I can not say. Experiment of base a bit I think is going to be the only way you'll really know.

  HTH

  D

• Dell Dimension 8400 and Windows 7?

  Hello

  Anyone had any experience with installing Windows 7 in an older Dell Dimension 8400 with 2 GB of Ram?

  Will it work?

  Thanx

  Mike

  Not on an 8400, but on a XPS G4 with 3 GB of RAM - which is just an amateur version of the 8400 from the XPS gaming PC line.  Windows 7 installed with no driver needed and worked like a dream for almost a year now.  The only thing is the game on the Z port Audigy sound card is not supported by Windows 7 (but the sound itself card works fine), was not a big problem for me.  Since W7 will eat a Go just to stay alive, 2 GB may be enough if you don't do any substance really hungry as core memory hard games, video editing, modeling, etc.  My kids play Age of Mythology all the time and my wife is a photographer - she is its main user, and rarely it strikes a wall at 3 GB.

• Installation of 4 disks SATA on Dimension 8400

  I currently have 2 SATA drives on my Dimension 8400 and I would install 2 additional drives.  Looks like I have 4 SATA connectors on my motherboard and BIOS support SATA 0,1,2,3, but seems to have some power for only 2 disks SATA connectors.

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• Maximum file size

  Hello

  I just installed ESXI4 and created my first VM without problem.  I have a problem when I came to create a virtual machine to use as a file storage system.  I want to create a virtual computer on a 500 GB drive and so that he can use all the space, but I get an error.

  «File is larger than the maximum size supported by the data store "datastore2".» 1.vmdk 1/new VM new virtual machine.

  When I checked the storage tab config section it indicates the maximum size of the files on this data store is 256 GB.  Does that mean so I can only create machines of 256 GB and so I can't store a large number of files on them?

  Thank you

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  The largest in a data store vmdk file is determined by the size of the block selected when you formatted the disk of the data store. Increasing this changes the maximum file size. If there is a problem, you can create several files vmdk for your virtual machine.

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• Win 7 32 or 64 bit on a dimension 8400

  Can you advise please? My Dimension 8400 just lost the C drive and I need to replace it. Therefore, I can't run any of the Windows advisor of Microsoft software to check the hardware capabilities of the PC.

  I intend to take the opportunity to move from Win XP SP3 to Windows 7 now... probably the Home Premium version.

  Can you tell me what I need to install the 32-bit version of Windows 7 or I can use 64-bit with this material.

  It is of relevance - and if my memory serves me well - the BIOS is A05. That need an update?

  Thanks in advance for your help.

  Andy

  I have improved my Dimension 8400 to 32 - bit Windows 7 Pro, a few months ago.  (My CPU is not 64-bit so 32-bit Windows 7 was the only option).

  Don't know what newegg is now supported, but at the time I upgraded, snaggstuff was significantly cheaper, even if their prices are higher now than when I bought it. SnaggStuff was OEM 32 - bit Windows 7 Home Premium here. It does not say if it includes SP1 or not so do not forget to ask because included SP1 you will save a lot of time and effort. You will need to download and install Microsoft patches 100 even if the installation disc including SP1.

  SnaggStuff was a stranger to me before this purchase, but they treated it very well and Win 7 installed and activated without any problems with the product key on the envelope of the disc.

  If you need to replace the two HARD drive and purchase Win 7, Speedstep may reason that it would be a better investment to get a brand new system with Win 7 or maybe one with Win 8.1.