XP and drives larger than 137GB

I installed a Western Digital hard drive (200 gig), and
even after performing all the steps referred to in
Microsoft Knowledge Base artical 303013 (enabling LBA
support for Windows XP w/SP1, which I have), it still
fails to report the full size of the drive. Help!!

Jerry K. wrote:
I installed a Western Digital hard drive (200 gig), and
even after performing all the steps referred to in
Microsoft Knowledge Base artical 303013 (enabling LBA
support for Windows XP w/SP1, which I have), it still
fails to report the full size of the drive. Help!!

What size is it reporting? It should be around 185GB.

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Hello

Here is another link, also make sure that your Bios support
that larger drive also ok.

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1115/

Alvin


"Jerry K." wrote:

I installed a Western Digital hard drive (200 gig), and
even after performing all the steps referred to in
Microsoft Knowledge Base artical 303013 (enabling LBA
support for Windows XP w/SP1, which I have), it still
fails to report the full size of the drive. Help!!

It's reporting 127 GB, not 184 or 185GB as I expected,
and as you suggest.
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Jerry K. wrote:
I installed a Western Digital hard drive (200 gig), and
even after performing all the steps referred to in
Microsoft Knowledge Base artical 303013 (enabling LBA
support for Windows XP w/SP1, which I have), it still
fails to report the full size of the drive. Help!!

What size is it reporting? It should be around 185GB.

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Thanks for that info.

Here is what I did this morning. It's a fairly late
model computer, but I did go to the motherboard website
and got the lastest bios flash, and performed that
first. So I know the bios has 48 bit LBA support, for
certain. Then, I did the registry patch described below.

Now, I had already installed and initialized the drive
prior to doing all these things. After making the
registry fix, I "uninstalled" the hard drive, and
reinstalled it. The computer management utility STILL
only reports 137 gig, and when I add a partition, it
shows 127gig tops. I just can't seem to get around this,
so I'm really puzzled as to why I am having this problem.

Anyone who can shed any light whatsoever on this, it
would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
Hello

Here is another link, also make sure that your Bios
support
that larger drive also ok.

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1115/

Alvin


"Jerry K." wrote:

I installed a Western Digital hard drive (200 gig), and
even after performing all the steps referred to in
Microsoft Knowledge Base artical 303013 (enabling LBA
support for Windows XP w/SP1, which I have), it still
fails to report the full size of the drive. Help!!

.

I found the answer to my problem. I have a computer that
has an Intel motherboard and chipset. Even WITH the LBA
support enabled, you STILL have to visit Intel's web
site, and get a free download called "Application
Excellerator". Once you download that, THEN and only
then will you see the full capacity of your larger than
137GB drive. Again, please keep in mind, this applies to
Intel motherboards only. If you have a different type,
this will likely not work, and worse, might do damage to
your system.

-----Original Message-----
Thanks for that info.

Here is what I did this morning. It's a fairly late
model computer, but I did go to the motherboard website
and got the lastest bios flash, and performed that
first. So I know the bios has 48 bit LBA support, for
certain. Then, I did the registry patch described below.

Now, I had already installed and initialized the drive
prior to doing all these things. After making the
registry fix, I "uninstalled" the hard drive, and
reinstalled it. The computer management utility STILL
only reports 137 gig, and when I add a partition, it
shows 127gig tops. I just can't seem to get around
this,
so I'm really puzzled as to why I am having this problem.

Anyone who can shed any light whatsoever on this, it
would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
Hello

Here is another link, also make sure that your Bios
support
that larger drive also ok.

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1115/

Alvin


"Jerry K." wrote:

I installed a Western Digital hard drive (200 gig),
and
even after performing all the steps referred to in
Microsoft Knowledge Base artical 303013 (enabling LBA
support for Windows XP w/SP1, which I have), it still
fails to report the full size of the drive. Help!!

.

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