Operating System Limitations - Maxtor DiamondMax10 80 Installation And Use Manual

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Whenever possible the Maxtor DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB

Serial ATA drive should be used on systems with BIOS that support Int 13 extensions.

If that is not possible the following are some techniques that can be used to overcome

this barrier:

• Use a third party software that supplements the BIOS and adds Int 13

extension support.

• Obtain a BIOS upgrade from the system board manufacturer. Many

system board manufacturers allow their BIOS to be upgraded in the field

using special download utilities. Information on BIOS upgrades can be

obtained on the System Board Customer Service respective web sites on

the Internet.

You can choose any drive type that does not exceed the capacity of the drive. Table

3-1 gives the logical parameters that provide the maximum capacity on the

DiamondMax 10 family of hard disk drives.

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.

You must choose a drive type that meets the following requirements:

For the Maxtor DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA:

Logical Cylinders x Logical Heads x Logical Sectors/Track x 512 = 8,455,200,768

Boot the system using the operating system installation disk—for example, MS-

DOS—then follow the installation instructions in the operating system manual.

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