Urgent Question re Limitations on Hard Disk Size

Thank you for your reassurance - I will do that tomorrow


"Michael Cecil" <macecil@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:8odom35bgh77rrbdbont4vvmpt648dro37@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:56:16 -0000, "Jim" <jim@ampleforth.eclipse.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>>I have purchased a 320GB HDD (SATA 2.0) and when installing Win XP the
>>setup
>>program reports that the Disk is only 128Gb.
>>I am sure that I have seen references to this problem before but cannot
>>recall what the solution was.
>>
>>If I continue to install windows will I be able to regain the 'lost' space
>>?
>
> Yes. The reason you can't see all the diskspace is a limitation of the
> first release of XP. The best way to do it is to use a copy of XP that
> already includes SP1 and you can create your own "slipstreamed" copy of XP
> that includes it, but even if that's not possible you can still use all
> the disk space. Just install XP, then download and install SP1 or better
> yet SP2. Once you've installed that, you can use any of a variety of
> partition tools like Partition Magic, Paragon Partition Manager, Acronis
> Disk Director, etc. to resize your small partition to use all the
> available disk space. (You must update XP first though.)
>
> See this site for the details of 48-bit addressing.
> http://www.48bitlba.com/
> and specifically http://www.48bitlba.com/winxp.htm
> --
> Michael Cecil
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Two things: older computers' BIOS's cannot recognize larger than 137GB
harddrives. Also, XP without SP1 or SP2 included on the CD cannot recognize
larger than 137 GB.

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--DaveW
"Jim" <jim@ampleforth.eclipse.co.uk> wrote in message
news:nKOdnWoXmuPekfHanZ2dnUVZ8sKlnZ2d@eclipse.net. uk...
>I have purchased a 320GB HDD (SATA 2.0) and when installing Win XP the
>setup program reports that the Disk is only 128Gb.
> I am sure that I have seen references to this problem before but cannot
> recall what the solution was.
>
> If I continue to install windows will I be able to regain the 'lost' space
> ?
>
> Regards & TIA
>
>

"Jim" <jim@ampleforth.eclipse.co.uk> wrote in message news:nKOdnWoXmuPekfHanZ2dnUVZ8sKlnZ2d@eclipse.net. uk...
> I have purchased a 320GB HDD (SATA 2.0) and when installing Win XP the setup
> program reports that the Disk is only 128Gb.
> I am sure that I have seen references to this problem before but cannot
> recall what the solution was.
>
> If I continue to install windows will I be able to regain the 'lost' space ?
>
> Regards & TIA

Jim, if you don't have a slipstreamed XP SP2 CD, the easiest
way to proceed is simply create one volume for the OS install
(e.g. 32GB), install XP, then apply SP2. When you reboot, you
can create additional volumes to use the rest of your 320GB.

In article <nKOdnWoXmuPekfHanZ2dnUVZ8sKlnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk >, Jim
says...
> I have purchased a 320GB HDD (SATA 2.0) and when installing Win XP the setup
> program reports that the Disk is only 128Gb.
> I am sure that I have seen references to this problem before but cannot
> recall what the solution was.
>
> If I continue to install windows will I be able to regain the 'lost' space ?
>
> Regards & TIA
>
>
>
www.48bitlba.com will tell you all you need to know.

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Conor

I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.

In article <xvOdna8Q7P1Nr_HaRVnyggA@eclipse.net.uk>, Jim says...
> More info -
>
> If I use a Vista Ultimate 32bit installation disk the install process
> detects the HDD correctly i.e. 298Gb
>
> When using the XP Pro 2002 installation disk the HDD is reported as follows:
> 131070 Mb Disk 0 at Id 0 on bus 0 on atapi [MBR]
> C: Partition [Unknown] 131072 (131071 Free)
>
> From this I deduce that it is Windows XP that is causing the problem (am I
> correct ?)
>
> If so how can I install Win XP and have the full capacity of the disk ?
>
Find a WinXP installation CD that's at least SP1 or later.


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I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.

"Jim" <jim@ampleforth.eclipse.co.uk> kirjoitti
viestissä:vPKdnTfvEs0JtPHaRVnyhwA@eclipse.net.uk.. .
>
>>> Thanks anyway but I'm using XP2002 with SP2 and all upgrades to date
>
>> on the new install or on the other one you mentioned below??
>
> I have not installed any operating system on the new disk - I cancelled
> when the install reported that the disk was only 128Gb
> The installation disk is windows XP Pro version 2002 - and does not
> include XP2 which I have on a separate CD
>
>


And that is your problem. If SP1 or 2 is not on the installation disk, it
will not recognize a disk bigger than about 128GB.
You need to slipstream SP2 onto that disk (nLite is very good at this) OR yo
can make a partition smaller than 128GB, install XP onto that and after
applying SP2 make additional partition(s)...



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>>> "sbb78247" <sbb78247@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:20071221195432.63FAD1C0008A@mwinf6201.orange. nl...
>>>> Jim wrote:
>>>>> It is a home made pc - ASUS P5b WiFi DeLuxe motherboard - which I
>>>>> build last year about this time
>>>>>
>>>>> I did have a 400Gb HDD installed but it got infected with a virus
>>>>> and so I took the opportunity to purchase another HDD in a sale.
>>>>>
>>>>> If I boot from another HDD, Windows XP Disk Management sees the new
>>>>> drive as 298Gb but when I attempt the install it appears to be 122Gb
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> bet you are using the original service release of windows xp aren't
>>>> you. download and slipstream sp2 into your installation media and you
>>>> will not have this problem. plus there will be that many less
>>>> patches to apply --
>>>> sbb78247
>>>>
>>>> resident redneck alt.os.windows-xp
>>>>
>>>> you aint frum 'round here are ya boy!
>>
>> --
>> sbb78247
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>> you aint frum 'round here are ya boy!
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