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Martin Racette
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      9th Jan 2004
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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Rich Barry
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      9th Jan 2004
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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Martin Racette
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      10th Jan 2004
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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W. Schmidt
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      10th Jan 2004
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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