Windows won't boot if any partition extends past 120 GB on 250 GBdrive

You state that your Windows XP CD incorporates SP1, which means that
Windows setup should be able to access past 137GB on the 250GB disk.
This means that when you created the second partition during Windows
setup, the extended partition that was created at that point should
have begun at the end of the primary partition and ended at 250GB. If
the extended partition stops at 137GB, then the XP CD does not contain
SP1.

Did you create the partitions during Windows setup, or did you use
some other program?


On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:02:55 -0500, Will Pittenger
wrote:

Actually, I already have 4 partitions on that drive. The problem
happens if ANY of those partitions extend past 137 GB.

Bill in Co. wrote:
When you install SP2, and get to be able to see the whole drive with the
unpartioned remainder disk space, you can either just keep it that way, or
resize it to max, OR create and format a second partition in there, which is
what I would do. Your call. Personally, I find it convenient to have at
least two partitions (and even more, frankly).

Will Pittenger wrote:
Are you saying I should toss my existing Windows partition? I would
prefer a way to keep it.

Colin Barnhorst wrote:
Now make a new XP (slipstreamed) cd integrating your XP SP1 cd and SP2
using a program like nLite, http://www.nliteos.com/guide/, and SP2 from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en


That way you can install XP SP2 directly and not have go through the
update stuff again. When SP3 releases you can repeat the process to get
an integrated XP SP3 cd.

"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
...
Well, my Windows CD is SP1. I was forced to start with a new Windows
install when the previous drive (also a warranty replacement drive)
arrived. Once installed, I had Microsoft Update install SP2 as soon
as it would let me.

Anna wrote:
"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
...
I already knew 48-LBA was supported thanks to another program I
downloaded. However, I did download yours. It was nicer. It does
say that 48-bit LBA is supported.

I should note that the drive in question has been chirping. When my
previous drive did that, someone at http://hddguru.com said to
return the drive. I did that. So far, I have only noticed it with
this drive (the replacement) once with Windows failing to wake up
from hibernation once (cause unknown as I was asleep).

However, neither of the programs that I have run to check things
like that have had a problem. Please note that your program sees
this drive as only 137 GB. It knows about 48-bit LBA drives but
can't properly recognize one?

JS wrote:
Verify if HD Tune indicates your drive supports 48Bit LBA.
HD Tune, provides drive info and has an option to test your drive.
http://www.hdtune.com/
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Will:
It seems reasonably clear (I least I *think* it's "reasonably
clear"!) that when you installed your large-capacity HDD your XP OS
did *not* contain SP1 and/or SP2. Would I be correct about that?

Should that be the case the OS will *not* detect disk-capacity 137
GB (roughly 128 GB binary). Should you subsequently install SP1
and/or SP2 the full capacity of the disk will be recognized however
the remaining disk space the 137 GB (128 GB) will be considered
"unallocated space", i.e., disk space that you can partition/format
using XP's Disk Management utility. So at the minimum you have two
partitions on the drive.

Obviously we're assuming your BIOS supports large-capacity disks and
judging from your description it does.
Anna

P.S.
The "chirping" is another story. Just ensure you maintain current
backups of your system.
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Latest Promise drivers/bios installed?
My Promise card required a BIOS update before it would support Large Drives.
See:
http://www.promise.com/support/downl...s&os=0& go=GO

JS

"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
...
PATA. Hooked up via a Promise Ultra ATA/100 card.

C.Joseph S. Drayton wrote:
Will Pittenger wrote:

I think we have already ruled both out. I know that SP2 is
installed. I also know the BIOS supports 48-LBA.

Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:51:30 -0500, Will Pittenger
wrote:

Actually, I wrote that Partition Magic doesn't run -- and when it
was running, it also said the drive was only 137 GB.

You need two things to support a drive over 137GB:

1. A motherboard with a BIOS and controller that supports 48-bit LBA
(or alternatively, an add-in controller card that does).

2. At least SP1 of Windows XP.

You apparently are missing at least one of these.


Hi Will what type of drive are we talking about? SCSI, PATA, SATA?

When you go into the BIOS, does the BIOS identify it properly? If it
does and it is PATA, is legacy support for the IDE channel turned on?


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Either GParted or Partition Magic created all but the boot drive. I
know the Windows CD is SP1. It states so on the disc.

Andy wrote:
You state that your Windows XP CD incorporates SP1, which means that
Windows setup should be able to access past 137GB on the 250GB disk.
This means that when you created the second partition during Windows
setup, the extended partition that was created at that point should
have begun at the end of the primary partition and ended at 250GB. If
the extended partition stops at 137GB, then the XP CD does not contain
SP1.

Did you create the partitions during Windows setup, or did you use
some other program?


On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:02:55 -0500, Will Pittenger
wrote:

Actually, I already have 4 partitions on that drive. The problem
happens if ANY of those partitions extend past 137 GB.

Bill in Co. wrote:
When you install SP2, and get to be able to see the whole drive with the
unpartioned remainder disk space, you can either just keep it that way, or
resize it to max, OR create and format a second partition in there, which is
what I would do. Your call. Personally, I find it convenient to have at
least two partitions (and even more, frankly).

Will Pittenger wrote:
Are you saying I should toss my existing Windows partition? I would
prefer a way to keep it.

Colin Barnhorst wrote:
Now make a new XP (slipstreamed) cd integrating your XP SP1 cd and SP2
using a program like nLite, http://www.nliteos.com/guide/, and SP2 from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en


That way you can install XP SP2 directly and not have go through the
update stuff again. When SP3 releases you can repeat the process to get
an integrated XP SP3 cd.

"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
...
Well, my Windows CD is SP1. I was forced to start with a new Windows
install when the previous drive (also a warranty replacement drive)
arrived. Once installed, I had Microsoft Update install SP2 as soon
as it would let me.

Anna wrote:
"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
...
I already knew 48-LBA was supported thanks to another program I
downloaded. However, I did download yours. It was nicer. It does
say that 48-bit LBA is supported.

I should note that the drive in question has been chirping. When my
previous drive did that, someone at http://hddguru.com said to
return the drive. I did that. So far, I have only noticed it with
this drive (the replacement) once with Windows failing to wake up
from hibernation once (cause unknown as I was asleep).

However, neither of the programs that I have run to check things
like that have had a problem. Please note that your program sees
this drive as only 137 GB. It knows about 48-bit LBA drives but
can't properly recognize one?

JS wrote:
Verify if HD Tune indicates your drive supports 48Bit LBA.
HD Tune, provides drive info and has an option to test your drive.
http://www.hdtune.com/
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Will:
It seems reasonably clear (I least I *think* it's "reasonably
clear"!) that when you installed your large-capacity HDD your XP OS
did *not* contain SP1 and/or SP2. Would I be correct about that?

Should that be the case the OS will *not* detect disk-capacity 137
GB (roughly 128 GB binary). Should you subsequently install SP1
and/or SP2 the full capacity of the disk will be recognized however
the remaining disk space the 137 GB (128 GB) will be considered
"unallocated space", i.e., disk space that you can partition/format
using XP's Disk Management utility. So at the minimum you have two
partitions on the drive.

Obviously we're assuming your BIOS supports large-capacity disks and
judging from your description it does.
Anna

P.S.
The "chirping" is another story. Just ensure you maintain current
backups of your system.
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I suspect so. The BIOS you mentioned was dated 2002. This system was
built in 2003.

JS wrote:
Latest Promise drivers/bios installed?
My Promise card required a BIOS update before it would support Large Drives.
See:
http://www.promise.com/support/downl...s&os=0& go=GO

JS

"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
...
PATA. Hooked up via a Promise Ultra ATA/100 card.

C.Joseph S. Drayton wrote:
Will Pittenger wrote:

I think we have already ruled both out. I know that SP2 is
installed. I also know the BIOS supports 48-LBA.

Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:51:30 -0500, Will Pittenger
wrote:

Actually, I wrote that Partition Magic doesn't run -- and when it
was running, it also said the drive was only 137 GB.
You need two things to support a drive over 137GB:

1. A motherboard with a BIOS and controller that supports 48-bit LBA
(or alternatively, an add-in controller card that does).

2. At least SP1 of Windows XP.

You apparently are missing at least one of these.

Hi Will what type of drive are we talking about? SCSI, PATA, SATA?

When you go into the BIOS, does the BIOS identify it properly? If it
does and it is PATA, is legacy support for the IDE channel turned on?

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So do I have any options other than to start with a brand new Windows
install? That would be a pain.

Anna wrote:
"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
...
I already knew 48-LBA was supported thanks to another program I downloaded.
However, I did download yours. It was nicer. It does say that 48-bit LBA
is supported.

I should note that the drive in question has been chirping. When my
previous drive did that, someone at http://hddguru.com said to return the
drive. I did that. So far, I have only noticed it with this drive (the
replacement) once with Windows failing to wake up from hibernation once
(cause unknown as I was asleep).

However, neither of the programs that I have run to check things like that
have had a problem. Please note that your program sees this drive as only
137 GB. It knows about 48-bit LBA drives but can't properly recognize
one?

JS wrote:
Verify if HD Tune indicates your drive supports 48Bit LBA.
HD Tune, provides drive info and has an option to test your drive.
http://www.hdtune.com/
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will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large
signatures)


Will:
It seems reasonably clear (I least I *think* it's "reasonably clear"!) that
when you installed your large-capacity HDD your XP OS did *not* contain SP1
and/or SP2. Would I be correct about that?

Should that be the case the OS will *not* detect disk-capacity 137 GB
(roughly 128 GB binary). Should you subsequently install SP1 and/or SP2 the
full capacity of the disk will be recognized however the remaining disk
space the 137 GB (128 GB) will be considered "unallocated space", i.e.,
disk space that you can partition/format using XP's Disk Management utility.
So at the minimum you have two partitions on the drive.

Obviously we're assuming your BIOS supports large-capacity disks and judging
from your description it does.
Anna

P.S.
The "chirping" is another story. Just ensure you maintain current backups of
your system.



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Incidentally, as the attached screenshot shows, parts of Windows
correctly see the size of the drive.

Anna wrote:
"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
...
I already knew 48-LBA was supported thanks to another program I downloaded.
However, I did download yours. It was nicer. It does say that 48-bit LBA
is supported.

I should note that the drive in question has been chirping. When my
previous drive did that, someone at http://hddguru.com said to return the
drive. I did that. So far, I have only noticed it with this drive (the
replacement) once with Windows failing to wake up from hibernation once
(cause unknown as I was asleep).

However, neither of the programs that I have run to check things like that
have had a problem. Please note that your program sees this drive as only
137 GB. It knows about 48-bit LBA drives but can't properly recognize
one?

JS wrote:
Verify if HD Tune indicates your drive supports 48Bit LBA.
HD Tune, provides drive info and has an option to test your drive.
http://www.hdtune.com/
--
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will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large
signatures)


Will:
It seems reasonably clear (I least I *think* it's "reasonably clear"!) that
when you installed your large-capacity HDD your XP OS did *not* contain SP1
and/or SP2. Would I be correct about that?

Should that be the case the OS will *not* detect disk-capacity 137 GB
(roughly 128 GB binary). Should you subsequently install SP1 and/or SP2 the
full capacity of the disk will be recognized however the remaining disk
space the 137 GB (128 GB) will be considered "unallocated space", i.e.,
disk space that you can partition/format using XP's Disk Management utility.
So at the minimum you have two partitions on the drive.

Obviously we're assuming your BIOS supports large-capacity disks and judging
from your description it does.
Anna

P.S.
The "chirping" is another story. Just ensure you maintain current backups of
your system.



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"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
...
I already knew 48-LBA was supported thanks to another program I
downloaded.
However, I did download yours. It was nicer. It does say that 48-bit
LBA
is supported.

I should note that the drive in question has been chirping. When my
previous drive did that, someone at http://hddguru.com said to return
the
drive. I did that. So far, I have only noticed it with this drive (the
replacement) once with Windows failing to wake up from hibernation once
(cause unknown as I was asleep).

However, neither of the programs that I have run to check things like
that
have had a problem. Please note that your program sees this drive as
only
137 GB. It knows about 48-bit LBA drives but can't properly recognize
one?

JS wrote:
Verify if HD Tune indicates your drive supports 48Bit LBA.
HD Tune, provides drive info and has an option to test your drive.
http://www.hdtune.com/
--
will 68 at mtco dot com
will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large
signatures)


Anna wrote:
Will:
It seems reasonably clear (I least I *think* it's "reasonably clear"!)
that
when you installed your large-capacity HDD your XP OS did *not* contain
SP1
and/or SP2. Would I be correct about that?

Should that be the case the OS will *not* detect disk-capacity 137 GB
(roughly 128 GB binary). Should you subsequently install SP1 and/or SP2
the
full capacity of the disk will be recognized however the remaining disk
space the 137 GB (128 GB) will be considered "unallocated space", i.e.,
disk space that you can partition/format using XP's Disk Management
utility.
So at the minimum you have two partitions on the drive.

Obviously we're assuming your BIOS supports large-capacity disks and
judging
from your description it does.
Anna

P.S.
The "chirping" is another story. Just ensure you maintain current backups
of
your system.


"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
...
Incidentally, as the attached screenshot shows, parts of Windows
correctly see the size of the drive.


Will:
(NOTE: Screenshot of Disk Management OP attached indicates HDD capacity
totaling 111.79 GB - 3 partitions + 1 of unallocated disk space)

Bear with me if this is a silly question - but bear with me, OK?

Is there any possibility - any possibility at all - that your "250 GB" HDD
is, in reality, a 120 GB HDD?

It's interesting that Disk Management reflects total disk capacity of 111.79
GB. Interesting because that's virtually the *precise* disk capacity (in
binary terms) of a 120 GB HDD.
Anna

So if you right click on the 'Free Space' in Drive 0 and create a new
logical drive (assuming you are able to) this is when your problems begin?

JS

"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
...
Incidentally, as the attached screenshot shows, parts of Windows
correctly see the size of the drive.

Anna wrote:
"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
...
I already knew 48-LBA was supported thanks to another program I
downloaded.
However, I did download yours. It was nicer. It does say that 48-bit
LBA
is supported.

I should note that the drive in question has been chirping. When my
previous drive did that, someone at http://hddguru.com said to return
the
drive. I did that. So far, I have only noticed it with this drive (the
replacement) once with Windows failing to wake up from hibernation once
(cause unknown as I was asleep).

However, neither of the programs that I have run to check things like
that
have had a problem. Please note that your program sees this drive as
only
137 GB. It knows about 48-bit LBA drives but can't properly recognize
one?

JS wrote:
Verify if HD Tune indicates your drive supports 48Bit LBA.
HD Tune, provides drive info and has an option to test your drive.
http://www.hdtune.com/
--
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will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large
signatures)


Will:
It seems reasonably clear (I least I *think* it's "reasonably clear"!)
that
when you installed your large-capacity HDD your XP OS did *not* contain
SP1
and/or SP2. Would I be correct about that?

Should that be the case the OS will *not* detect disk-capacity 137 GB
(roughly 128 GB binary). Should you subsequently install SP1 and/or SP2
the
full capacity of the disk will be recognized however the remaining disk
space the 137 GB (128 GB) will be considered "unallocated space", i.e.,
disk space that you can partition/format using XP's Disk Management
utility.
So at the minimum you have two partitions on the drive.

Obviously we're assuming your BIOS supports large-capacity disks and
judging
from your description it does.
Anna

P.S.
The "chirping" is another story. Just ensure you maintain current backups
of
your system.



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signatures)

I got 232.87 GB. Either you math is lousy -- or you looked at my
external drive -- which is 120 GB.

Anna wrote:
"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
...
I already knew 48-LBA was supported thanks to another program I
downloaded.
However, I did download yours. It was nicer. It does say that 48-bit
LBA
is supported.

I should note that the drive in question has been chirping. When my
previous drive did that, someone at http://hddguru.com said to return
the
drive. I did that. So far, I have only noticed it with this drive (the
replacement) once with Windows failing to wake up from hibernation once
(cause unknown as I was asleep).

However, neither of the programs that I have run to check things like
that
have had a problem. Please note that your program sees this drive as
only
137 GB. It knows about 48-bit LBA drives but can't properly recognize
one?

JS wrote:
Verify if HD Tune indicates your drive supports 48Bit LBA.
HD Tune, provides drive info and has an option to test your drive.
http://www.hdtune.com/
--
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will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large
signatures)


Anna wrote:
Will:
It seems reasonably clear (I least I *think* it's "reasonably clear"!)
that
when you installed your large-capacity HDD your XP OS did *not* contain
SP1
and/or SP2. Would I be correct about that?

Should that be the case the OS will *not* detect disk-capacity 137 GB
(roughly 128 GB binary). Should you subsequently install SP1 and/or SP2
the
full capacity of the disk will be recognized however the remaining disk
space the 137 GB (128 GB) will be considered "unallocated space", i.e.,
disk space that you can partition/format using XP's Disk Management
utility.
So at the minimum you have two partitions on the drive.

Obviously we're assuming your BIOS supports large-capacity disks and
judging
from your description it does.
Anna

P.S.
The "chirping" is another story. Just ensure you maintain current backups
of
your system.


"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
...
Incidentally, as the attached screenshot shows, parts of Windows
correctly see the size of the drive.


Will:
(NOTE: Screenshot of Disk Management OP attached indicates HDD capacity
totaling 111.79 GB - 3 partitions + 1 of unallocated disk space)

Bear with me if this is a silly question - but bear with me, OK?

Is there any possibility - any possibility at all - that your "250 GB" HDD
is, in reality, a 120 GB HDD?

It's interesting that Disk Management reflects total disk capacity of 111.79
GB. Interesting because that's virtually the *precise* disk capacity (in
binary terms) of a 120 GB HDD.
Anna



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Correct.

JS wrote:
So if you right click on the 'Free Space' in Drive 0 and create a new
logical drive (assuming you are able to) this is when your problems begin?

JS

"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
...
Incidentally, as the attached screenshot shows, parts of Windows
correctly see the size of the drive.

Anna wrote:
"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
...
I already knew 48-LBA was supported thanks to another program I
downloaded.
However, I did download yours. It was nicer. It does say that 48-bit
LBA
is supported.

I should note that the drive in question has been chirping. When my
previous drive did that, someone at http://hddguru.com said to return
the
drive. I did that. So far, I have only noticed it with this drive (the
replacement) once with Windows failing to wake up from hibernation once
(cause unknown as I was asleep).

However, neither of the programs that I have run to check things like
that
have had a problem. Please note that your program sees this drive as
only
137 GB. It knows about 48-bit LBA drives but can't properly recognize
one?

JS wrote:
Verify if HD Tune indicates your drive supports 48Bit LBA.
HD Tune, provides drive info and has an option to test your drive.
http://www.hdtune.com/
--
will 68 at mtco dot com
will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large
signatures)

Will:
It seems reasonably clear (I least I *think* it's "reasonably clear"!)
that
when you installed your large-capacity HDD your XP OS did *not* contain
SP1
and/or SP2. Would I be correct about that?

Should that be the case the OS will *not* detect disk-capacity 137 GB
(roughly 128 GB binary). Should you subsequently install SP1 and/or SP2
the
full capacity of the disk will be recognized however the remaining disk
space the 137 GB (128 GB) will be considered "unallocated space", i.e.,
disk space that you can partition/format using XP's Disk Management
utility.
So at the minimum you have two partitions on the drive.

Obviously we're assuming your BIOS supports large-capacity disks and
judging
from your description it does.
Anna

P.S.
The "chirping" is another story. Just ensure you maintain current backups
of
your system.


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signatures)




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Will Pittenger;948042 Wrote:
Supposedly, XP SP2 (which is installed) supports 48-bit LBA addressing.'[image: http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/4861/32344102qx7.th.gif]'
(http://img222.imageshack.us/my.php?i...2344102qx7.gif)


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Did you use Partition Magic or Windows Disk Management
to create the Extended partition and then the logical drives D:, E: and F: ?

JS

"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
...
Correct.

JS wrote:
So if you right click on the 'Free Space' in Drive 0 and create a new
logical drive (assuming you are able to) this is when your problems
begin?

JS

"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
...
Incidentally, as the attached screenshot shows, parts of Windows
correctly see the size of the drive.

Anna wrote:
"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
...
I already knew 48-LBA was supported thanks to another program I
downloaded.
However, I did download yours. It was nicer. It does say that 48-bit
LBA
is supported.

I should note that the drive in question has been chirping. When my
previous drive did that, someone at http://hddguru.com said to return
the
drive. I did that. So far, I have only noticed it with this drive
(the
replacement) once with Windows failing to wake up from hibernation
once
(cause unknown as I was asleep).

However, neither of the programs that I have run to check things like
that
have had a problem. Please note that your program sees this drive as
only
137 GB. It knows about 48-bit LBA drives but can't properly recognize
one?

JS wrote:
Verify if HD Tune indicates your drive supports 48Bit LBA.
HD Tune, provides drive info and has an option to test your drive.
http://www.hdtune.com/
--
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will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large
signatures)

Will:
It seems reasonably clear (I least I *think* it's "reasonably clear"!)
that
when you installed your large-capacity HDD your XP OS did *not* contain
SP1
and/or SP2. Would I be correct about that?

Should that be the case the OS will *not* detect disk-capacity 137 GB
(roughly 128 GB binary). Should you subsequently install SP1 and/or SP2
the
full capacity of the disk will be recognized however the remaining disk
space the 137 GB (128 GB) will be considered "unallocated space",
i.e.,
disk space that you can partition/format using XP's Disk Management
utility.
So at the minimum you have two partitions on the drive.

Obviously we're assuming your BIOS supports large-capacity disks and
judging
from your description it does.
Anna

P.S.
The "chirping" is another story. Just ensure you maintain current
backups of
your system.


--
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will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large
signatures)




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No, sorry! :S I was just reading through the thread and wanted to
confirm that it SHOULD BE (automatically) enabled on Windows XP,
Service Pack 1 and higher.

Will Pittenger;954736 Wrote:
Are you suggesting I run that program? Where do I get it?

nimd4 wrote:
Will Pittenger;948042 Wrote:
Supposedly, XP SP2 (which is installed) supports 48-bit LBA
addressing.'[image:
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Not sure. It was either Partition Magic 8 or GParted.

JS wrote:
Did you use Partition Magic or Windows Disk Management
to create the Extended partition and then the logical drives D:, E: and F: ?

JS

"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
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Correct.

JS wrote:
So if you right click on the 'Free Space' in Drive 0 and create a new
logical drive (assuming you are able to) this is when your problems
begin?

JS

"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
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Incidentally, as the attached screenshot shows, parts of Windows
correctly see the size of the drive.

Anna wrote:
"Will Pittenger" wrote in message
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I already knew 48-LBA was supported thanks to another program I
downloaded.
However, I did download yours. It was nicer. It does say that 48-bit
LBA
is supported.

I should note that the drive in question has been chirping. When my
previous drive did that, someone at http://hddguru.com said to return
the
drive. I did that. So far, I have only noticed it with this drive
(the
replacement) once with Windows failing to wake up from hibernation
once
(cause unknown as I was asleep).

However, neither of the programs that I have run to check things like
that
have had a problem. Please note that your program sees this drive as
only
137 GB. It knows about 48-bit LBA drives but can't properly recognize
one?

JS wrote:
Verify if HD Tune indicates your drive supports 48Bit LBA.
HD Tune, provides drive info and has an option to test your drive.
http://www.hdtune.com/
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Will:
It seems reasonably clear (I least I *think* it's "reasonably clear"!)
that
when you installed your large-capacity HDD your XP OS did *not* contain
SP1
and/or SP2. Would I be correct about that?

Should that be the case the OS will *not* detect disk-capacity 137 GB
(roughly 128 GB binary). Should you subsequently install SP1 and/or SP2
the
full capacity of the disk will be recognized however the remaining disk
space the 137 GB (128 GB) will be considered "unallocated space",
i.e.,
disk space that you can partition/format using XP's Disk Management
utility.
So at the minimum you have two partitions on the drive.

Obviously we're assuming your BIOS supports large-capacity disks and
judging
from your description it does.
Anna

P.S.
The "chirping" is another story. Just ensure you maintain current
backups of
your system.


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Are you suggesting I run that program? Where do I get it?

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