Problem when trying to install Windows XP in a 200GB Hard Disk

[infini]

I tried to install Windows XP (without sp1 intergrted) in a 200GB JB Western Digital but at the moment where the os asks to create the partition it can "see" only 130GB. Is there a solution so Windows XP can use the full size of the disk? Thanks!

 

[stevewm]

WinXP supports such large hardisks just fine.

Your motherboard is at fault here.

To address more than 137GB your motherboard's IDE controller needs to support 48-bit LBA. Otherwise you will only be able to use the first 130ish GB of your hardisk. Only recent motherboards support 48-bit LBA. (Any motherboard that advertises ATA133 capability supports 48-bit LBA.)

What motherboard do you have? Its possible there could be a BIOS update to add 48-bit LBA support. If not your only option at this point is to buy a PCI IDE card that supports 48-bit. A PCI IDE card will bypass your motherboard's limitations.

 

[infini]

I have GigaByte 8pe667 so i don't think the problem is related with the bios because it is shown as 200gb. Maybe the problem is related with the version of winxp that i have (greek). You think i should try to format it with Partition Magic 8 or with the western digital utility?

 

[dbwillis]

Do you have a drive with XP already on it? maybe try formatting the 200GB drive in XP from the other drive

 

[bmacd]

try to get/make a copy of XP with SP1 integrated. There have been several posts about how to do it.

-=bmacd=-

 

[psianime]

You might want to try to partition the drive first, install XP on a <136GB partition, and then use partition magic to merge all the partitions together.


-psianime

 

[infini]

The problem is related with Windows XP. The one with SP1 does'n have this issue. You can see the the article 303013 in Microsoft knowledge base for more details. I used an Ata 100 promise controller with XP without sp1 but it is important to use the drivers provided by the promise disk because the ones that come with Windows XP "see" the disk as 130gb only