If you buy the retail version you will, if you buy the OEM version you might
or you might not. Usually not
"Martin Racette" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ZrILb.110000$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for the answer, but I never ever got any software with a new HDD,
and I
> bought a lot of them. Are they for the new large HDD ?
>
> --
> Thank you in Advance
>
> Merci a l'Avance
>
> Martin
> "Rich Barry" <(E-Mail Removed)> a écrit dans le message de
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Martin, you will be Ok it's backwards compatabile. WinXP will work
with
> > drives over 137G as long as you have SP1 update installed. Even with
> > Motherboards that are older you can always get a Ultra DMA PCI or Raid
Card.
> > They contain
> > their own Bios and large drives will work fine with them. Then the
Drives
> > Manufacturer usually has Installation Software.
> > "Martin Racette" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:iOmLb.79363$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I just found out that I need a bigger HDD for my C:, and I'm wondering
if
> > I get
> > > a new drive that needs the 48bit-LBA to be enable in the register.
> > >
> > > The question is that I have another drive (a WD 60Gb) and I'm
wondering if
> > I
> > > will be able to access the data as before or if enabling the 48bit-LBA
> > will
> > > destroy or simply prevent me from using the data as I do now
> > >
> > > --
> > > Thank you in Advance
> > >
> > > Merci a l'Avance
> > >
> > > Martin
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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