Big Drive Enabler (Software Download); To Use The Maxtor Big Drive Enabler; Logical Addressing Format Specifications; Table 3-2 Logical Addressing Format - Seagate DiamondMax 17 Manual

Installation
3.8.1

Big Drive Enabler (software download)

Maxtor's Big Drive Enabler is a one step executable that enables support for drives
larger than 137 Gigabytes in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 and XP Service Pack 1.
This utility takes the guess work out of editing the windows registry. The Big Drive
Enabler fixes an operating system limitations. This utility is needed anytime a hard
drive larger than 137GB is connected to a system's ATA bus, regardless of any system
BIOS that supports 48-bit LBA.
Note: Failure to install the required service packs and install the Enabler Big LBA patch
3.8.2

To use the Maxtor Big Drive Enabler

Download big_drive_enabler.exe from the Maxtor.com website, then double click
on the downloaded file to begin installation.
3.9

LOGICAL ADDRESSING FORMAT SPECIFICATIONS

Model
6G080E0
6G160E0
Note: Capacity may be restricted to 8.4GB (or less) due to system BIOS limitations.
Boot the system using the operating system installation disk then follow the
installation instructions in the operating system manual.
3-12 Maxtor DiamondMax 17 80-160GB Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive
can result in data loss when accessing the hard disk beyond 137GB. Refer to
Maxtor Knowledge Base Answer ID 960 and Microsoft Knowledge Base Article
303013 for information about Windows limitations and the 137GB barrier.

Table 3-2 Logical Addressing Format

Interface CYL
SATA 300 16,383
8MB Buffer
SATA 300 16,383
8MB Buffer
Check with your system manufacturer to determine if your BIOS supports
LBA Mode for hard drives greater than 8.4GB. Default logical cylinders is
limited to 16,383 as per the ATA-4 specifications.To match the logical
specifications of the drive to the drive type of a particular BIOS, consult the
system's drive-type table. This table specifies the number of cylinders, heads,
and sectors for a particular drive type.
HD SPT Max LBA
16 63 156,301,488
16 63 312,581,808
Capacity
80GB
160GB