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 ?
Re: Urgent Question re Limitations on Hard Disk Size
"Jim" <jim@ampleforth.eclipse.co.uk> wrote in message
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>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
> ?
NO you won`t.
>
How old is your machine ?.
Make and model
Most machines now, with XP, have no trouble seeing the full
size of a hard drive.
Re: Urgent Question re Limitations on Hard Disk Size
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
"meerkat" <man@cov.com> wrote in message
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>
> "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 ?
> NO you won`t.
>>
> How old is your machine ?.
> Make and model
>
> Most machines now, with XP, have no trouble seeing the full
> size of a hard drive.
>
>
Re: Urgent Question re Limitations on Hard Disk Size
Jim 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 ?
> Regards & TIA
Does the drive have a jumper to limit size? There may also be a jumper
that limits the drive to SATA I, which you would want to remove, since
the MB is SATA II. Go into BIOS and set the port it's on as Auto and
see if the BIOS IDs it properly, or try another port, if possible.
Re: Urgent Question re Limitations on Hard Disk Size
"RobV" <robv@nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
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> Jim 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 ?
>> Regards & TIA
>
> Does the drive have a jumper to limit size? There may also be a jumper
> that limits the drive to SATA I, which you would want to remove, since the
> MB is SATA II. Go into BIOS and set the port it's on as Auto and see if
> the BIOS IDs it properly, or try another port, if possible.
>
Thank you for yur speedy response - in answer to your questions
There are no jumpers on the HDD
It is an Hitachi Deskstar SATA rated at 3.0 Gb/sec
The SATA ports are all set to Auto and the BIOS reports the correct size
Re: Urgent Question re Limitations on Hard Disk Size
Thanks anyway but I'm using XP2002 with SP2 and all upgrades to date
"sbb78247" <sbb78247@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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!
>
>
It is the Hitachi that xp install reports as 128GB during the install
process
"RobV" <robv@nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
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> Jim 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 ?
>> Regards & TIA
>
> Does the drive have a jumper to limit size? There may also be a jumper
> that limits the drive to SATA I, which you would want to remove, since the
> MB is SATA II. Go into BIOS and set the port it's on as Auto and see if
> the BIOS IDs it properly, or try another port, if possible.
>
Re: Urgent Question re Limitations on Hard Disk Size
>> 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
>
>
>> "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
>
> resident redneck alt.os.windows-xp
>
> you aint frum 'round here are ya boy!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
Re: Update (Urgent Question re Limitations on Hard Disk Size)
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 ?
"Jim" <jim@ampleforth.eclipse.co.uk> wrote in message
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>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
>
>
Re: Urgent Question re Limitations on Hard Disk Size
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.)
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