Maxtor ATA Hard Drive Installation Manual page 29

Chipset Solutions for Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 and XP
Intel 8xx Series Chipsets: Intel offers drivers to support the full
capacity of drives larger than 137 GB on motherboards equipped with
the Intel 810, 810E, 810E2, 815, 815, 815E, 815EP, 815P, 820, 820E,
830M, 830MP, 830MG, 840, 845, 850, or 860 chipset. The Intel
Application Accelerator is compatible with Windows 98SE, Me, 2000,
and XP operating systems. The latest version of the driver can be
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downloaded from www.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa/. If you are not
sure what kind of chipset your motherboard has, contact your system or
motherboard manufacturer.
If you are building a new system, you can use a bootable MaxBlast CD
or diskette to partition and format large drives to their full capacity.
Choose the "Set Up Your Hard Disk" button from the Main Menu,
then select the "Advanced Installation" option during the install. After
the drive has been partitioned and formatted, you can install Windows
onto your system. Once Windows has been successfully installed, you
should immediately download and install the Intel Application
Accelerator before putting your system into regular use.
Other Chipsets: Some motherboards and PCI ATA cards equipped
with VIA, SiS, ALi, HighPoint, and Promise chipsets may have drivers
or updates that will allow you to access the full capacity of a drive larger
than 137 GB, so contact your chipset, system, or motherboard
manufacturer to see if they have drivers available for your operating
system. If not, Maxtor recommends that you purchase a Maxtor Ultra
ATA/133 PCI Adapter Card, available from www.maxtorstore.com or
your local computer retailer.
27 Formatting the Hard Drive