Problem with Reconizing 160gb Harddrive

[littlebitstrouds]

Friend got this motherboard, and this harddrive... problem is this:
I built the system and in the bios it reconizes the drive perfectly as a 160gb drive, however when I install a fresh copy of Windows Professional it only partitions it as a 12.7gb drive... any ideas as to why?

 

[bacillus]

you need at least sp1 installed to break the 127Gb barrier.

 

[SaturnX]

Do you have 48-bit LBA Enabled in your BIOS?

Edit: Check this, WD Support

You also might want to try a slipstreamed installation of Windows XP with either SP1/2.

--Mark

 

[littlebitstrouds]

Originally posted by: SaturnX
Do you have 48-bit LBA Enabled in your BIOS?

Edit: Check this, WD Support

You also might want to try a slipstreamed installation of Windows XP with either SP1/2.

--Mark

How would I go about doin that? I've always wanted to be able to install windows with a service pack w/ it automatically. BTW I have a legit copy of Windows XP pro

 

[D1gger]

Here is a link to a how to on Slipstreaming SP1 or SP2 with WinXp.

 

[littlebitstrouds]

Can I slipstream SP2 and not slipstream SP1... basically asking if SP1 is required before SP2 is installed?

 

[D1gger]

No, you do not have to install or slipstream SP1 before SP2. SP2 includes all of the SP1 updates, as well as the newer updates and patches.