what is the biggest size harddrive I can put in my Kurzweil?

Drive Size Capacity

K2500 without KDFX v2.98 or later
K2500 with KDFX 4.44 or later
K2600 v2.0 or later;

The K2500/K2600 can address up to 8 Gig of hard-disk space, in 2 Gig partitions. This is true for any hard disk formatted with the DOS-compatible FAT-16 format. Hard disks larger than 8 G can be formatted to make 8 G (in four partitions) accessible to the K2500/K2600.

When properly partitioned, the K2500/K2600 files on your hard disk should be accessible to both the K2500/K2600 and your personal computer, if you’re using one. We strongly recommend that you partition your hard disk from the K2500/K2600, although it’s possible to partition it from a PC. We don’t recommend formatting from a Mac, but a Mac will be able to recognize a Kurzweil formatted drive.

K2000/K2vx v3.52 or later
K2500 v2.13 through v2.96
K2500 with KDFX v4.0 through 4.32
K2600 v1

These versions will work with a drive that is 2048Mb (2 Gig), or less.

These figures apply to the available space AFTER the drive has been formatted. If a larger drive is formatted in DOS from a computer, and the first partition is kept within the above limits, that drive will function with the Kurzweil, since these versions do not support partitioning and therefore the Kurzweil only sees the first partition.

If a larger drive is formatted from the Kurzweil, the drive will be formatted to 2048 Mb and the rest of the drive capacity ignored.

K2000/K2vx 3.18 or earlier
K2500 v2.08 or earlier

These versions will work with a drive that is 1023Mb (1 Gig), or less

These figures apply to the available space AFTER the drive has been formatted. If a larger drive is formatted in DOS from a computer, and the first partition is kept within the above limits, that drive will function with the Kurzweil, since the Kurzweil only sees the first partition. (K2000 requires v3 or later for DOS compatibility – if you have an older version, the drive must be formatted from the Kurzweil.)

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