(Dead) Maxtor 160GB 8MB Hard Drive with FREE ATA/133 PCI card $69.99 AR & coupon at Staples

[Jhill]

Can anyone confirm that the printable coupons work in-store? I tried to use one with a 16 digit code online and it said it already has been used. Doesn't the cash register machine at the store know when coupons have been used?

 

[DaveR]

Not quite! You need to google an xp 48 bit lba search and ENABLE large drive support. XP defaults it to off.


Enable 48-bit LBA Support for Large Hard Drives (Windows 2000/XP)
By default Windows 2000 SP2, Windows XP and earlier versions of Windows do not support 48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA) for drives larger than 137GB as defined in the ATA/ATAPI 6.0 specification.


Open your registry and find or create the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "EnableBigLba" and set it according to the value data below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


Note: Please see Microsoft support article Q305098 for important information regarding this setting.





(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
EnableBigLba REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Atapi\P...



Registry Settings
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Atapi\Parameters]
Value Name: EnableBigLba
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

Originally posted by: zuffy

Originally posted by: scorp00

Originally posted by: zuffy
Just ordered one. Anyone know if the Dell 4550 will support the 160GB drive without the controller?

Says on the box you need XP sp1, 2000 sp3, or the controller card.

Thanks. I have XP SP1 installed so I am all set. I've just check my order status and there is nothing. I see my order history but never got the email confirmation

 

[zuffy]

Originally posted by: DaveR
Not quite! You need to google an xp 48 bit lba search and ENABLE large drive support. XP defaults it to off.
Note: Please see Microsoft support article Q305098 for important information regarding this setting.

[/quote]

Thanks for the article #.

 

[kami333]

Printed coupon worked for me instore, I used the one I found a few pages back...

Pretty good deal, now I have somewhere to consolidate my divxs.

 

[Mears]

Just knocked this deal off at Staples w/ an online 16 digit printable $30 off $150.

 

[AMDSoldier]

160gb 8mb cache for $66, not bad.

 

[Seizure]

Originally posted by: AMDSoldier
160gb 8mb cache for $66, not bad.

how's it $66?

179.99 - $30 off $150 = $149.99 - $80 rebate = 69.99

And all this is assuming you have no tax.

 

[AMDSoldier]

Originally posted by: Seizure

Originally posted by: AMDSoldier
160gb 8mb cache for $66, not bad.

how's it $66?

179.99 - $30 off $150 = $149.99 - $80 rebate = 69.99

And all this is assuming you have no tax.

I have no tax and had a business awards check.

 

[Amber]

 

[GPz1100]

Zuffy,

Better call 'em and see if it went thru

Mine didn't. It shows the history online, but the card was never authorized or charged,
and when i called this morning, they have no record of the order --- rather the order exists, but no items are in it


And wouldn't you know its OOS now!

 

[abc]

Originally posted by: FFactory0x
Went in this morning. Grabbed 2. Here's how it panned out
Thats right i still had gift checks from that D145 deal
Maxtor 1 - $180 - $30coup.-$30 gift check-$30gift checks - $96 including/tax out door
Maxtor 2 - $180 - $30coup + $156 taxed out door

With $80 rebates
Maxtor 1 - $16
Maxtor 2 - $76

$92 for 320gb is NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *10^200000 power

Plus i got that WD 120gb at office max for like $36 after rebate

come again... you're planning to use the 80rebate twice?

both under the same name, but different mailing address I guess?

 

[Garet Jax]

Woohoo!

My 160GB drive just shipped.

 

[FFactory0x]

One goes to my apt. at school and one to my home

 

[Branded]

It is not helpful to mention that you used a gift/reward check in your hot deal. We don't care how you got your cash. If you mugged a passerby to get the money it does not make a hot deal for others.

 

[terminalmind]

Originally posted by: GPz1100
Zuffy,

Better call 'em and see if it went thru

Mine didn't. It shows the history online, but the card was never authorized or charged,
and when i called this morning, they have no record of the order --- rather the order exists, but no items are in it


And wouldn't you know its OOS now!

Mine was the same way yesterday. It showed up in the order history but not under order status. I checked the order status this morning and now it shows that it has shipped. YES!

 

[Tozmo]

Originally posted by: Branded
It is not helpful to mention that you used a gift/reward check in your hot deal. We don't care how you got your cash. If you mugged a passerby to get the money it does not make a hot deal for others.

actually sometimes it is helpful, so stop complaining. it does not hurt you in anyway, it can only help.

 

[Tozmo]

.

 

[DaveR]

Me too. It says shipped and UPS Thursday. I do not see a tracking # though.

Originally posted by: terminalmind

Originally posted by: GPz1100
Zuffy,

Better call 'em and see if it went thru

Mine didn't. It shows the history online, but the card was never authorized or charged,
and when i called this morning, they have no record of the order --- rather the order exists, but no items are in it


And wouldn't you know its OOS now!

Mine was the same way yesterday. It showed up in the order history but not under order status. I checked the order status this morning and now it shows that it has shipped. YES!

 

[stockjock]

Me too. It says shipped and UPS Thursday. I do not see a tracking # though.

Mine says the same

 

[DaveR]

Originally posted by: stockjock

Me too. It says shipped and UPS Thursday. I do not see a tracking # though.

Mine says the same

Did you find a tracking# anywhere?

 

[idcandy]

Yeah, so I saw this deal up on another web site and then here in the forum yesterday and thought it looked great, but I don't need a hard drive, right?

WRONG!

I got home and my 40 GB Deskstar was dead

So I ran out to Staples and bought the $180 drive with the $80 rebate, not wanting to futz around with coupons that may or may not work. But that was a mistake. Today I went into a different Staples (one near work) with my reciept and a printout of a coupon from a "Hot Deals" website and got my $30 back!

So yeah, it worked just fine in store, there were plenty in stock, and it came with the free Maxtor IDE card.

PS. I run Win98 still and I just partitioned the hard drive into 4 partitions to avoid any "Large Drive" issues.

This is a good deal!

 

[jfunk]

Just so you all know, the maxblast CD that comes with it will do the XP/2000 update for large disks for you if you use it to partition the drive initially after you install it. For those that don't feel comfortable doing reg edits themselves.

Most will probably need to update their BIOS too in order to support it, unless your machine is pretty new. Otherwise the including ATA/133 card will work fine.

Also note: if using the card, make sure you install the card and drivers in windows BEFORE hooking the drive up to it.

j

 

[MysticMan1]

Originally posted by: GPz1100
Zuffy,

Better call 'em and see if it went thru

Mine didn't. It shows the history online, but the card was never authorized or charged,
and when i called this morning, they have no record of the order --- rather the order exists, but no items are in it


And wouldn't you know its OOS now!

Staples doesn't charge your card until after the item has been deliveried, if you bought the drive on Sunday it will probably be deliveried on Tuesday.

 

[DaveR]

Will XP see the card on its own? It did see the Promise Ultra100TX2 OK without the Promise drivers.

 

[SimMike2]

Ordered Sunday morning with a $20 coupon and mine shipped. Got credited with $3.62 in Ebates from Staples (Staples figures the Ebates percentage before coupons!)