Drive Jumpers: Applies to Mac and Window users. On drives that
are larger than 32 GB there is a Capacity Limitation Jumper (CLJ)
or the Alternate Capacity (AC) Jumper setting. This jumper will
limit the capacity of the drive to 32 GB and should only be used
when the BIOS hangs when trying to auto-detect the drive. If you
have two jumpers shunts on the drive you will need to remove the
CLJ or AC jumper. To resolve the issue use the standard jumper
settings.
If you format the drive with the CLJ or AC jumper then the drive
capacity will be limited to 32GB. After removing the CLJ or AC
jumper the drive will still be recognized as 32GB. You must
reformat the drive without the CLJ or AC jumper to gain the full
capacity of the drive.
For more information on Windows XP/2000 installs and the Cylinder
Limitation jumper please reference Answer ID: 1374
BIOS: On older systems (pre- November 199
the BIOS
may not support drives that are larger than 32 GB. In the BIOS
setup please set the drive type to AUTO detect. If the BIOS detects
the full capacity of the drive then the BIOS will support the
capacity of the drive. If not please perform one of the
following:
Check with the system or motherboard manufacturer for any BIOS
upgrades for the system.
If a BIOS update is not available from the manufacturer you can
also visit the following site: www.esupport.com and download the
BIOS Agent to determine if an update is available for purchase for
your system. The BIOS Agent will identify the BIOS on your system
and provide you with all of the information that you will need for
ordering a BIOS update. Maxtor® Corporation provides this
information as a courtesy to its customers and has no official
affiliation with esupport.com.
(Recommended) Purchase a PCI ATA controller card that will support
the capacity of the drive. The two benefits of ATA controller cards
are:
The ability to support large capacity drives
The ability to support the faster transfer rates of the drive.
Maxtor's online store, www.maxtordirect.com, has a complete
selection of ATA controller cards that support all Maxtor
drives.
The last option would be to use our MaxBlast software. The MaxBlast
software will install an overlay (EZ-BIOS) on the hard drive to
support the full capacity of the drive.
Operating System: Windows XP and 2000 have a 32 GB format
limitation for FAT 32. That means if you formatted the drive in FAT
32 with Windows XP and 2000, the largest partition supported is 32
GB. You will need to format the drive in NTFS if you want to
partition the drive larger than 32 GB.
above from maxtor website. Does it have anything to do with the
extra Jumper?
