Windows 2000....

[EdzAviator]

I am running Vista now....

But I am installing windows 2000 pro on my 2nd PC with 320 GB slave HDD...
The primary HDD w/c is 80GB was fully recognize..but the 2nd HDD 320gb but just recognize as 125GB something...

Is there a patch to recognize the full capacity of my 320GB as a whole (not partition) under Windows 2000 pro SP4...????

Or I really have to partition it...

Pls help...

 

[themisfit610]

It probably has more to do with the BIOS of your PC. Look into a BIOS update.

I find it hard to believe that 2k SP4 with the latest patches wouldn't be capable of detecting over 125GB.

 

[redbeard1]

MS KB 48 bit support

 

[jonmcc33]

Is it a SATA or regular (PATA) hard drive? I believe that PATA hard drives have a jumper setting to limit to 125GB. Does the BIOS show it as 320GB?

 

[mechBgon]

Also, was Win2000 at SP4 level right from the get-go, or did you patch to SP4 level after installing?

 

[Canterwood]

Originally posted by: redbeard1
MS KB 48 bit support

Yep. This is the method that I always used.

No idea why MS didn't enable it by default though in SP4.

I remember XP RTM having the same issue too.

 

[EdzAviator]

My HDD is SATA....can't recognize the full capacity of 320GB, but recognize in XP & Vista...

 

[EdzAviator]

My windows 2000 has already the SP4 w/c is integrated into the install CD, no need to patch..

 

[Canterwood]

Originally posted by: EdzAviator

My windows 2000 has already the SP4 w/c is integrated into the install CD, no need to patch..

Yes but you need to alter the registry as indicated in the knowledge base article to see the full amount of the drive.