Complete the following steps to run the 48-bit LBA test program in true MS-DOS* on systems using Windows* Millennium Edition (Me):

Note: The 48-bit LBA test program was designed to run in a true MS-DOS environment - not an MS-DOS prompt window.

1. To enter true MS-DOS on a system running Windows Me, you will first need to create a Windows Me Startup disk:
   • Click on Start Button / Settings / Control Panel.
   • Double-click on Add/Remove Programs.
   • In the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box, click the Startup Disk tab.
   • Click Create Disk to create the Startup disk.
     
     Note: In some circumstances, you may be prompted to insert the Windows Me CD-ROM when you click Create Disk. This can occur if the installation files that are required to create the Startup disk are not on the hard disk.
     
     
   • When you are prompted, insert a formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive. Then, click OK to confirm that the contents of the floppy disk will be overwritten.
   
   
2. After successfully creating a Windows Me Startup disk, power the system off.
3. Verify that the newly-created Startup disk is inserted in the floppy drive and turn the system back on.
4. When the computer is powered-on, it completes a process known as POST (Power-On Self Test). POST is usually identified as the initial screen that contains the amount of memory in your system and the specific IDE / ATAPI devices that are installed such as hard drives and CD-ROMs. After the POST process completes, the system typically boots into the operating system (e.g. Windows Me); however, when the Windows Me Startup disk is used, the system should not boot into Windows but rather a MS-DOS menu titled 'Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition Startup Menu'.
   
   Note: If the system boots into Windows Me during this step, it usually indicates that your motherboard BIOS is configured to boot from the hard drive rather than the floppy drive. This can be changed by going into the BIOS setup menu and temporarily changing the boot device to the floppy drive. Once you have run the 48-bit LBA test program, you can change the boot device in the BIOS back to its original setting. Please contact your motherboard or system manufacturer for additional information on entering the BIOS setup menu for your specific motherboard.
   
   
5. Once the 'Microsoft Windows Millennium Startup Menu' has appeared, press the Shift + F5 keys on your keyboard at the same time as highlighted below:
   
   
   
   
6. This should take you to a command prompt (e.g. C:\). If it does not, try pressing the Shift + F5 keys at the same time again.
7. Once at the C:\ prompt, type in the appropriate location (i.e. where you downloaded the 48-bit LBA test program to) and file name:
   
   File Saved to Floppy Diskette:
   If you downloaded and saved the 48-bit LBA test program on a floppy diskette, insert the floppy into the floppy drive, type the command line below (without the A:\> and quotation marks) and then press enter to run the 48-bit LBA test program:
   
   
   A:\>"48lbachk.exe"
   
   
   File Saved to Hard Drive:
   If you downloaded and saved the 48-bit LBA test program to a location on your primary hard drive (typically C:\), type the command line below (without the A:\> and quotation marks) and then press enter to run the 48-bit LBA test program:
   
   
   A:\>"C:\Download_Location\48lbachk.exe"
   
   
   
8. After the 48-bit LBA test program has been run, remove the floppy diskette from the floppy drive and restart your system.

This applies to:

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