http://en.community.dell.com/forums/3510.aspxTop board no sub-boardsenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://en.community.dell.com/forums/thread/19388894.aspxSun, 14 Dec 2008 16:21:32 GMTe3197daa-ef0d-4a70-8402-29215ff9a0f2:19388894Thereal-dbk42970http://en.community.dell.com/forums/thread/19388894.aspxhttp://en.community.dell.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=3510&PostID=19388894<p><span style="font-size:small;font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Hello,</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:small;font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Take a look at these sites for help in deciding what you need.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:small;font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><a href="http://review.zdnet.com/filter/min-operating-system/microsoft-windows-xp-64-bit-edition?categoryId=3190&amp;filter=500429_5163971" target="_blank">External hard drive 64bit review</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:small;font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.planetamd64.com/index.php?showtopic=37567" target="_blank">User forum tells of proper 64Bit software in SeaGate drive</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:small;font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/Browse.aspx?type=Hardware&amp;category=Storage%20Devices&amp;subcategory=Hard%20Drives%2c%20External" target="_blank">Microsoft&#39;s version of 64bit compatible drives.</a> But I don&#39;t know if it includes accepting the software as 64bit compatible.</span></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://en.community.dell.com/forums/thread/19388879.aspxSun, 14 Dec 2008 15:44:09 GMTe3197daa-ef0d-4a70-8402-29215ff9a0f2:19388879jmmcaseykey0http://en.community.dell.com/forums/thread/19388879.aspxhttp://en.community.dell.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=3510&PostID=19388879<p>Just purchased new Dell with 64 bit OS and want to buy an external hard drive of about 500GB. Understand many of the external hard drives will plug-play but that the encluded software will not work in the 64 bit environment.</p> <p>Does anyone have a suggestion on the issue or am I confused and/or worried for nothing?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>