Windows XP thinks my 160gig sata is 130?

[gvayl]

Windows XP thinks my 160gig sata is 130?
Any way I can fix this?

 

[FlyingPenguin]

Requirements for support of 48-bit LBA (Exceeding 137Gb HDD size limit):


OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 or better or Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or better

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:

Your hard drive controller must support 48bit LBA (Large Block Addressing) - check the motherboard manufacturer's website for BIOS update and/or motherboard chipset driver update that MAY add this ability.

Alternately, you can install an add-on 48bit LBA capable controller card.

 

[gvayl]

I have a DFI-Ultra-D Nf4....with 3/10 bios.
Also how can I install service pack 1 if I have just 1 SATA hard disk? I instal from cd and make a partition?

 

[FlyingPenguin]

Also how can I install service pack 1 if I have just 1 SATA hard disk? I instal from cd and make a partition?

The information I posted merely lists the MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS in order to be able to use 48bit LBA mode (which is required to support drives over 137Gb).

If you're running Windows XP then you need to have AT LEAST Service Pack 1 installed. If you have neither SP 1 or SP 2 installed then you need to install one of them. You can perform the SP 2 upgrade from Windows Update.

BE WARNED that SP2 upgrades can go VERY badly unless your system is completly free of spyware and all your drivers need to be current. It's also a good idea to unplug all external USB and printer port devices before doing an SP2 install. I work on a lot of systems that clients installed SP2 on and then won't boot afterwards and then requires a manual registry repair and roll back using system restore.

I have no idea if your motherboard supports 48bit LBA. You'll need to check the manufacturer's website for specifications, and to see if there's a newer BIOS.

 

[gvayl]

So you're saying that if I upgrade to SP2 my hard drive partition in windows will change to 160 gig? Provided my mobo supports that 48 bit LBA/

 

[ACCORD MAN]

I had the same problem..

Solved it by running WD (my drive is a WD) installation program. I think WD diagnostics also does it. It said that support for large drives wasnt turned on..
It made the changes, and after reboot all was well.

 

[FlyingPenguin]

That entirely depends on whether you're running SP1 or not right now. If you're Running SP1 now then no, upgrading to SP2 will make no difference. SP1 already supports 48bit LBA.

Right click My Computer, click Properties. In the general tab it'll say "Windows XP" followed by the service pack you're using. If no service pack is listed then you're running the original XP with no service packs and yes, you'll need to install either SP1 or SP2 to get 48bit LBA support.

 

[gvayl]

ok..yea I just did a clean install...no sp 1 or sp2...thanks.

 

[stevty2889]

You'll need to slipstream service pack 1 or 2 into your install disk if you want to use the windows XP disk to partion the full drive during installation. Otherwise you can install windows, then update it, and make another partition with the remaining space, or use something like partition magic to merge the rest of the space with the partition.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

You will still "lose" some of the 160 Gigs. Manufacturers count "the big way", OS's count "the small way". Plus overhead from Windows. With a WD 160GB SATA, Win XP SP 1 and 2 give me 149 GB.

 

[gvayl]

Originally posted by: stevty2889
You'll need to slipstream service pack 1 or 2 into your install disk if you want to use the windows XP disk to partion the full drive during installation. Otherwise you can install windows, then update it, and make another partition with the remaining space, or use something like partition magic to merge the rest of the space with the partition.

How do you slipstream sp1 or sp2?

 

[stevty2889]

Here's a guide to slipstreaming