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To: shadowman who wrote (16852)2/24/2001 11:31:13 PM
From: Ally  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 110653
 
Dennis,

Just after my post to you, I re-read the Maxtor info given to me by pm, and VIOLA...LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE DONE AFTER ALL!!!

Will look further and get back to all here.

MaxBlast™ Plus Version 1.26S
MaxBlast Plus is the Maxtor version of Drive-Guide® by StorageSoft, Inc.®
(makers of: storagesoft.com; and storagesoft.com
MaxBlast is provided FREE to all Maxtor Customers
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Software Download What is MaxBlast Plus ?
MaxBlast Plus is a one-step, IDE hard drive installation utility. MaxBlast Plus makes hard drive installations and upgrades hassle-free for novices and professionals alike by automatically identifying, partitioning, and formatting any IDE hard drive, making it data-ready in about one minute. MaxBlast Plus supports Enhanced IDE and Fast ATA standards, and breaks the 528 MB, 2.1 GB, 4.2 GB, 8.4 GB & 32 GB storage capacity barriers1 [Reference: Common Q&A's: Doc # 30004] , supporting multiple drive partitions. It also supports Windows 95B and Windows 98 - 32-bit File Allocation Table.
For further assistance contact MAXTOR.
MaxBlast Plus Features:
One step installation and setup
Easy to use, Graphical Interface (GUI) with mouse and printer support
Allows up to four IDE devices in the same system
EZ-Copy lets you make an exact duplicate of your existing hard drive
Breaks the Capacity Barriers of 528 MB, 2.1 GB, 4.2 GB, 8.4 & 32 GB1
[Reference: Common Q&A's: Doc # 30004]
Fast ATA and Enhanced IDE compatible
Windows '95, '95b & 98 compatible
Detailed jumper settings for all common IDE hard drives
Extensive context sensitive help
Creates a bootable floppy diskette
There must be at least one Maxtor Hard Disk Drive installed in the system for MaxBlast Plus to run
If you are trying to setup a new drive and it cannot be not found by MaxBlast Plus, you will be directed to a troubleshooting section

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EDIT: here is the url with more information and for downloading the software. When you're in the url, under Products, slide down to MaxBlast, and you'll get to another url for downloading.

maxtor.com