Help with large hard disk 7.8 Gigbytes limitation

[Tmxk]

I newly installed a new hard disk. Windows2000 professional only recognizes it as 7.8 Gigbytes. The configuration is as below:

First master:
Hard disk one (6.4 Gigbytes, too small, so I bought another hard disk)
Partition 1 C: Windows me
Partition 2 D: windows 2000

First slave:
CD-Rom

Second master:
Philips CD-writer (I have to put it as a master because Nero only
recognizes the CD-writer when it is connected as a master)

Second slave:
The new hard disk (20 Gigbytes)


I partitioned the new hard disk into three parts: about 6-7 Gigbytes each. Window ME can detect all the three partitions, but Windows 2000 shows one partition with 7.8 Gigbytes.

I thought this problem only happens to Windows NT 4.0. Is there is patch to solve this problem without reconnecting all the wires? Thanks a million!!!
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[sohcrates]

in addition to partitioning, are you sure you formatted all the new partitions on the new drive?

have you check out win2k's "disk administrator" to see if it recognizes unpartitioned space on your new drive?

are you sure winme can see and USE all 3 partitions?

sounds like it might be a bios limitation only allowing you 8 gigs out of the 20....what motherboard do you have?

 

[Tmxk]

Thanks for your help. However, my problem still exists. Answers to your question:
1) I am 100% positive that Windows ME recognizes all three partitions formated using FAT32.
2) Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX rev 3 (see more information about my BIOS below)
3) I used win2k's disk administrator and it shows only one unformatted 7.8 G partition no matter whether I formated the hard disk using fat32 or not.

One more information: I could fix this problem by do a clean installation of Win2K on the new hard disk. (I was successful in doing that but then uninstalled the new win2k) However, I have to reinstall many other things. I might also can do a disk to disk copy. However, I am hoping an easy solution.

Still need help. Thanks a lot.

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