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160gig maxtor hd
Name: Wing Date: June 23, 2003 at 16:03:34 Pacific OS: win 2003 standard CPU/Ram: 2.53 gig/512mb
Comment:
hi i just got my maxtor 160 gig hd but the computer can't format it up to 160 gig it's keep stay at 30 gig. i know there is a 137 limit to some os but i don't know what i need to do to fix that problem? anyone have any ideas?
Name: GregH Date: June 23, 2003 at 18:32:14 Pacific
Reply:
Does your motherboard IDE have a limitation? You might need a controller card. Or are you using a controller card?
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Response Number 2
Name: lightningstrike Date: June 24, 2003 at 02:45:27 Pacific
Reply:
Maxtor has released a utility that they claim will fix this issue.
I haven't tried it myself, but here is the link for where to get it: http://www.maxtor.com/en/support/downloads/maxblast3.htm
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Response Number 3
Name: IBON Date: July 31, 2003 at 14:43:22 Pacific
Reply:
as boot harddisk ure mainboard bios had to be able to manage the hdd. the most dont do that.
the 32bit are the problem.
u have to use a patch to use the hdd in full size. under win03 or 2k if u make partitions then the hdd will run without problems. the biggest partition shpuld not be bigger then 132gb. IBON
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