i bought a maxtor 300 gig sata hd

[swtethan]

and it only displays it as 127 gigs in windows and when i was setting up windows...... help!!!

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

Install SP2, then go into Administrative Tools, then Computer Managment, then Storage. You'll see the rest of the hard drive unallocated. Just format the unallocated space to NTFS and you're on your way.

 

[GregANDTCH]

I think XP has to have sp1 installed,
2k has to have sp3 .
What version are you running?

Go here and download Maxtor utility

 

[FlyingPenguin]

REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPPORT OF 48-BIT LBA (EXCEEDING 137GB HDD SIZE LIMIT):
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OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 or better or Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or better


HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:

Your hard drive controller must support 48bit LBA (Large Block Addressing) - check the motherboard manufacturer's website for BIOS update and/or motherboard chipset driver update that MAY add this ability.

Alternately, you can install an add-on 48bit LBA capable controller card.


MOTHERBOARD DRIVER AND BIOS UPDATE:

You may need install the latest motherboard BIOS update.

You may need to install the latest motherboard driver. Intel boards in particular may require the latest "Intel Application Accelerator" driver.