137GB issue

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alex

Hey all :)

How do I enable WIN 2K PRO to read my 200GB HDD?

It pisses me off, I upgraded BIOS, changed the reg_key as suggested on
micro$oft web site and still 60GB is missing.

any suggestions?
 
Hey all :)
How do I enable WIN 2K PRO to read my 200GB HDD?

It pisses me off, I upgraded BIOS, changed the reg_key as suggested on
micro$oft web site and still 60GB is missing.

any suggestions?
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SP4?
 
alex said:
Hey all :)

How do I enable WIN 2K PRO to read my 200GB HDD?

It pisses me off, I upgraded BIOS, changed the reg_key as suggested on
micro$oft web site and still 60GB is missing.

any suggestions?
Click to expand...

Double check the steps -- do make sure that you did upgrade the BIOS to
the latest one.

Do make sure that you have the latest Win2K service pack (SP4), and
check the following:

http://www.48bitlba.com/enablebiglba.htm

Oh, and last but not least, do make sure that you reboot your machine
for the changes to take effect.


HTH,

Carlos
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alex said:
Hey all :)

How do I enable WIN 2K PRO to read my 200GB HDD?

It pisses me off, I upgraded BIOS, changed the reg_key as suggested on
micro$oft web site and still 60GB is missing.
Click to expand...

Missing where?
 
alex said:
How do I enable WIN 2K PRO to read my 200GB HDD?
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Did the bios upgrade actually address the hard drive limitation?

In other words, bios updates are made public for many reasons.
 
Hey all :)

How do I enable WIN 2K PRO to read my 200GB HDD?

It pisses me off, I upgraded BIOS, changed the reg_key as suggested on
micro$oft web site and still 60GB is missing.

any suggestions?
Click to expand...

1. SP3 or SP4
2. EnableBigLba in registry
Run Disk Management, and check the left side of the lower right panel
where it says Disk 1 or Disk 2, etc. If the disk size reads about 186
GB, the operating system is properly configured.
 
Carlos Moreno said:
Double check the steps -- do make sure that you did upgrade the BIOS to
the latest one.
Check.

Do make sure that you have the latest Win2K service pack (SP4), and
check the following:

http://www.48bitlba.com/enablebiglba.htm
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Tnx m8!
Reg key was entered incorrectly. So much for microsoft support.
I followed their instructions to the letter.
oh well...

Little app form link you provided did the trick!

Off I go to allocate "newly found" 59GB of space!


Thank you guys for your help!!
<kind smile>

alexx
 
Folkert Rienstra said:
So what "micro$oft web site" page has the broken info?
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I followed instructions found therein to the letter and it didn't
work.

lets drop this, problem is solved, lets move on.

:)
 
alex said:
I followed instructions found therein
Wherein?

to the letter and it didn't work.
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So you say.
lets drop this,
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No, lets not.
Other people may experience the same problem and need to be advised
of the false info in that page.

So what page, please.
 
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