Here us some info copied from the Maxtor site regarding the 32 MB hard drive limitation. Jumper settings are shown at <http://service.maxtor.com/rightnow/images/maxtor_quantum%20jumpers.htm> S. Kennedy > If the operating system, BIOS, or MaxBlast can only recognize 32 GB > of the drive it may be caused by one of the following: > > 1. 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 > > 2. BIOS: On older systems (pre- November 1998) 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: > > 1. Check with the system or motherboard manufacturer for any > BIOS upgrades for the system. > > 2. 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. > > 3. (Recommended) Purchase a PCI ATA controller card that > will support the capacity of the drive. The two benefits of ATA > controller cards are: > 1. The ability to support large capacity drives > 2. The ability to support the faster transfer rates of > the drive. > > 4. 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. > > 3. 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.