Seagate STM3250620A DiamondMax 20 & 21 Installation Guide - PATA - EN - Page 24

MAXTOR ATA HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Operating System Solutions The Windows operating systems that natively support the full capacity of drives larger than 137 GB are: - Windows XP Home, Service Pack 1 (SP1) and higher - 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. PAGE 22