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Big Drive enabler for Western Digital HD

  • 17-10-2004 11:12pm
    #1
    Dara Robinson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭


    Having a bit of a problem with my new Western Digital HD. I just got a 200 gig HD but when I went to the WD site I could not find. I also searched for just Big drive enablers and most of the ones I found were for Maxtor and none for WD.

    Does anyone know where I can get one for WD or is the Maxtor one ok to use?? links would be greatly appriciated :)


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  • #2
    Mutant_Fruit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,943 ✭✭✭Mutant_Fruit


    It doesn't matter which you use, they just change a registry setting. Just make sure your bios supports large harddrive (48bit LBA i think) before you do it. the big drive enalber is useless if your bios doesn't support it.

    Also make sure you have at least SP1 installed for WinXP.


  • #3
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Mutant_Fruit wrote:
    Also make sure you have at least SP1 installed for WinXP.

    Or SP4 for Win2K. :)


  • #4
    Dara Robinson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭Dara Robinson


    sorted it out, endded up buying a whole new system, No idea how it happend, I enterd the store and came out with a load of boxes.....
    dam computer strores :P


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