Does Vostro 3690 support 8TB HDD ? (Or max how many TBs does it supports ?)

OS: Windows 10

@love-i310105 

There is no limit for drive size other than $$$Cost.

https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/vostro-3690-desktop_owners-manual10_en-us.pdf#

https://nimbusdata.com/products/exadrive/

ExaDrive is available in capacities ranging from 16 TB to 100 TB.

The 100TB EXAdrive is $40,000

Thx speedstep !

Really ? 

BTW, I prefer using 8TB via SATA3 TO USB3 adapter. I have an adapter with 5-12V and 2000mA output.  Does 2000mA work well to run 8TB HDD ?

Thx.

According to this the theoretical address limit of SATA is 131072 TiB. I believe your adapter provides 24W on the 12V side (2A * 12V) while 5V power is provided by your USB connection. Your drive specs would determine whether 24W is enough.

@NJDave 

Maxed "SATA is 131072 TiB." drive would be Very expensive so I still say the practical limit is what you can $$$$ pay for.  $40,000 for a single exa drive is quite excessive IMHO..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFLiKClKKhs

@love-i310105 

large drives servos usually need at least 24w power brick.

https://www.orico.cc/usmobile/product/detail/id/3518

ORICO-USB3 enclosure 3.5 drive B00GAML7OK

support hard disks exceeding 2tb

exfat format means windows wont try to boot from it and its Macos or Pc compatible with no file size restrictions

System BIOS + MBR UEFI + GPT BIOS + GPT UEFI + MBR

@love-i310105 

No idea how good or bad a

 MEAN WELL GST60A12-P1J    B013EU0AQQ

Is.  YMMV

Thx, speedstep !

After research via Google search, I ordered a MEANWELL(Taiwan) 12V 5A DC adapter.

What I ordered is GSM60A12-P1J(quality for medical device) instead of --T--------. The former is more stable,  it has 100mVp-p while the latter(--T---------) has120mVp-p.