New 160 GB hard drive only shows as 130 GB?

[tk149]

My bro installed a new 160GB hard drive in his system. During partitioning (using the WinXP CD), it only shows as 130GB. What's up?

He has an Asus A7V133 (VIA KT133a).

EDIT: Using NTFS

 

[buleyb]

What filesystem did he use to format it (NTFS, FAT16, FAT32)?

 

[selene]

BIOS Limits

IT probably does not have the latest bios kt133a - isn't that kinda old by now ?

 

[Mark R]

WinXP cannot recognise more than 130 GB unless you have service pack 1. Install SP1 and the remainder of the drive should appear.

 

[BoomAM]

Originally posted by: selene
IT probably does not have the latest bios kt133a - isn't that kinda old by now ?

Kinda old, yes. But still very usable.
Im using one right now. Have done for the last few years.

 

[InlineFive]

To install a drive over 137GB...

1. Format it using NTFS, FAT cannot work with so large a disk.
2. Install WindowsXP SP1.
3. Make sure your BIOS supports over 137GB drives.

Cheerio!

-Por

 

[tk149]

He's using WinXP, but I'm not sure the dufus has installed SP1 yet. I'll check. Thanks for the suggestions, folks!

BTW, Asus' website support sucks. I had to jump through a bunch of hoops just to find his mobo on there.