enabling 2000 to see HD over 138

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I followed the MS instructions to read a 160 G HD. When I got to the final
entry, value data, I tried to enter the reccommended 0x1, but it would only
accept digits. I tried 1 and windows read 148 G. I went back to try '0' but
a prompt indicated there was a current entry for EnableBigLba and was denied
access. I hit the delete and now there is no 'parameters' and also no
EnableBigLba. Windows can't read or format the 160 G drive. How do I get
'parameters' and the value data to 0? Thanks
 
Not sure what you mean? 148 is the Digital equivalent of 160 decimal.
that's all there is.
 
I followed the MS instructions to read a 160 G HD. When I got to thefinal
entry, value data, I tried to enter the reccommended 0x1, but it wouldonly
accept digits. I tried 1 and windows read 148 G. I went back to try '0' but
a prompt indicated there was a current entry for EnableBigLba and was denied
access. I hit the delete and now there is no 'parameters' and also no
EnableBigLba. Windows can't read or format the 160 G drive. How do Iget
'parameters' and the value data to 0? Thanks
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Hello Baffled! The following should do it for you just fine. Note the correct registry editor to use - NOT regedit!!!

To enable 48-bit LBA large-disk support in the registry:
-Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe)
-Locate and then click the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Atapi\Parameters
-On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:
Value name: EnableBigLbaData type: REG_DWORD Value data: 0x1
-Quit Registry Editor
-Reboot
 
Thanks for your response. But the parameters would not accept the 'x'
character when appempting to enter 0x1. If 148 is all I'm going to get from
a 160G HD then I was OK but didn't know it. When I attempted to delete the 1
that I had enter previously, I lost the entire parameter file. Any way to
get the parameter file back? Thanks
 
don't enter the "x"
Thanks for your response. But the parameters would not accept the 'x'
character when appempting to enter 0x1. If 148 is all I'm going to get from
a 160G HD then I was OK but didn't know it. When I attempted to delete the 1
that I had enter previously, I lost the entire parameter file. Any way to
get the parameter file back? Thanks

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Thanks for the help, omitting the "x" in the 0x1 entry worked. I'm reading
148 formatted in NT. For some reason I thought the 160G should format
somewhere in the 150 range. I guess I have enough storage to run backup now.
 
148GB binary = 160GB decimal. Have a good day!
Thanks for the help, omitting the "x" in the 0x1 entry worked. I'm reading
148 formatted in NT. For some reason I thought the 160G should format
somewhere in the 150 range. I guess I have enough storage to run backup now.

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