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CJC
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_ 		28. September 2004 @ 13:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
FAT32 can only support up to 137GB.

So if your running Windows 98/SE thats the most you will get.

But if you are running 2000/XP, you can convert to NTFS and use the full amount.

CJC
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Jerry746
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_ 		28. September 2004 @ 17:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Some new HD's come with a disk utility that will allow you to transfer all your old HD information to the new HD. I'm sure there are some free versions out there also.

Jerry
This article may help.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,7314,00.asp
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Stoner51
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_ 		28. September 2004 @ 19:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
go to maxtor website, download maxblast 3, select add hard drive as new boot device. size your partitions custom if you want and it will copy the files from the old boot to the new boot device, give you the new install instructions(what to do when you turn the computer off) it will change your drive letter to C you can then reformat the seagate drive if you like. I think you only have to have one maxtor drive for the maxblast program to work. If not you can go to seagate website and download disc wizard for windows. I recently, Friday did just the opposite, maxtor ide to seagate sata no problems. the maxblast software will update windows to recognize the 137 and larger drives because it did with my 200 gb IDE. hope that helps. sorry win 98 is fat 32 may not get full hdd maybe you can partition it to be not bigger than 137, that might work. try 40 for os and 120 for storage.
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Fivewords
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_ 		28. September 2004 @ 20:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hey Stoner - maybe you can help me. I just built a new system with a 200GB Seagate HD. Would it be easier to put it in my existing system to transfer everything onto it before I do anything with it? Right now, it's new, therefore, it should be blank. Also, I may have a problem since the only XP disk I have is an upgrade version. Since there's no OS on it, there's nothing to upgrade. Maybe this is the way around that problem.
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Stoner51
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_ 		29. September 2004 @ 15:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes Seagate has the disc wizard software. Turn off computer hookup new HDD in system. Start computer. Open discwizard. select set New HDD as boot device, it will format, form partitions, and copy all files and install the new drive as the C: drive no need to reinstall windows. You can then reformat the od drive for storage. worked for me when I installed my new sata seagate from my old maxtor. Make sure to follow all the instructions and be sure to read the how to install the drive file. Whole process takes about 20 minutes and you have your new drive installed and running. Hope this helps.
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