WD 200gb shows as 130gb

STang57

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not sure what is causing this. do i need to flash/update BIOS? please reply if you need more info

specs:
AMD Athlon XP 1700
Asus A7M266
Crucial 256mb DDR
 

Dahak

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If the bios is only shows 130/137 then you will need to flash it asus bios download

Aslo you will need to be running windows xp sp1 or later or win2k sp3 or later to fully see the whole drive. if not you will have to uses western digitals drive overlay to fully see the drive

also you will need to run Big Drive Enabler or you can edit the registry to do it manally
 

nanaki333

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another thing, if you're running it in an enclosure, make sure you get the latest crap for that thing too. i tried to stick a 300GB drive in my old firewire enclosure and it only saw the drive as 130GB. too bad it's a generic case and i have no clue who makes it. :(
 

STang57

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i have the latest BIOS update. i cant update to SP1 or later because im using the XP Corporate Edition. am i just screwed? i'd like to find a way to recognize the bigger HD while leaving all files on the drive intact. i have 120gb used up and nowhere to back it up to. thanks for any further info
 

homestarmy

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Gotta love how you put it.

I'm using the 'corporate edition'. Meaning... I've got a stolen copy.

Geez, try not to make it so obvious. There's a crack out there for it anyway, it's something like xpprocorpkeychanger.exe or something.
 

tm37

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Originally posted by: STang57
i have the latest BIOS update. i cant update to SP1 or later because im using the XP Corporate Edition. am i just screwed? i'd like to find a way to recognize the bigger HD while leaving all files on the drive intact. i have 120gb used up and nowhere to back it up to. thanks for any further info

Well if you were to purchase your OS ($140 FROM NEWEGG) then your problems would e solved :D