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1. Boot the system into Windows.
2. Follow the SATA card/motherboard/system manufacturer's instructions for installing the SATA driver.
3. Shut down your system, connect the hard drive, and boot into Windows to format the drive.
4. From the Windows desktop, select: Start / Settings / Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Computer
Management / Disk Management.
5. Initialize the drive as a basic disk. When finished initializing, format the drive using the NTFS file format.
C. Existing Windows 2000 or XP System – New drive as “boot drive”
The driver for the SATA interface must be installed prior to connecting the hard drive. If you are using a SATA card, you should
physically install it at this time, but do not connect the drive.
1. Boot the system into Windows.
2. Follow the SATA card/motherboard/system manufacturer's instructions for installing the SATA driver.
3. Shut down your system, connect the hard drive, and boot into Windows.
4. From the Windows desktop, insert the MaxBlast CD and install MaxBlast for Windows.
5. Follow the on-screen prompts to step through the installation process.
6. Select the boot drive install option: When MaxBlast has finished copying data to your new drive, eject any CDs
or floppies and perform a normal shutdown. Proceed to “Set the Boot Sequence (New boot drive only)” on
page 15.
