Maxtor HDD Installation Manual page 27

• Windows XP Professional, SP1 and higher
• Windows 2000 Professional, SP3 and higher
• Windows 2000 Server, SP3 and higher
You must install the latest Microsoft Service Pack, then install and run
the Windows version of MaxBlast to enable complete support for large
drives. To download the latest Service Pack for Windows XP or 2000,
visit http://www.windowsupdate.microsoft.com.
Once you have installed the latest Service pack, install MaxBlast for
Windows from the MaxBlast CD. Run the MaxBlast for Windows
application (Start menu: Programs: Maxtor MaxBlast: MaxBlast) and
select the Set Up Your Hard Disk option. MaxBlast will check for the
existence of a compatible Service Pack and install the EnableBigLBA
(Logical Block Addressing) patch into the Windows Registry. Windows
should now be able to properly support partitions larger than 137 GB
that have been created in MaxBlast.
Installing the latest Service Pack without subsequently running
the Set Up Your Hard Disk Option in the MaxBlast application will
not fully enable large drive support and may lead to data loss.
If you do not have one of the operating systems listed above, Maxtor
recommends that you upgrade your operating system or try one of the
solutions listed below.
Formatting the Hard Drive
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