Large harddisk support

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Alex

Hi all,

I've just bought my new 160GB SATA disk from Maxtor. I've just plugged it in
and done a quick format. However, when I boot into Win2k, though the OS is
now able to see the disk, the OS reports its size 30GB less.

My BIOS has no problem about its size and I've downloaded and run a tool
from maxtor which they claim it's for the OS to recognize the correct size.
So, what have I done wrong?

TIA,
Alex
 
Alex said:
Hi all,

I've just bought my new 160GB SATA disk from Maxtor. I've just plugged it in
and done a quick format. However, when I boot into Win2k, though the OS is
now able to see the disk, the OS reports its size 30GB less.

My BIOS has no problem about its size and I've downloaded and run a tool
from maxtor which they claim it's for the OS to recognize the correct size.
So, what have I done wrong?

TIA,
Alex
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Hello.

you must first set the "EnableBigLBA" Parameter in the Registry.

You can use the following Tool for that.

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

Till then,
Jan-Peter
 
After the install you can apply the reghack in this article.

48-Bit LBA Support for ATAPI Disk Drives in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=305098

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
| Hi all,
|
| I've just bought my new 160GB SATA disk from Maxtor. I've just plugged it
in
| and done a quick format. However, when I boot into Win2k, though the OS is
| now able to see the disk, the OS reports its size 30GB less.
|
| My BIOS has no problem about its size and I've downloaded and run a tool
| from maxtor which they claim it's for the OS to recognize the correct
size.
| So, what have I done wrong?
|
| TIA,
| Alex
|
|
 
It would be nice to know approximately when "48-bit LBA compatible BIOS" was true on Intel systems namly PC compatible. At PII at PIII at P4 or therabouts?
 
Here's some info on the subject. Doesn't seem to matter unless you're
installing win9x.

http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa/sb/CS-009281.htm
http://www.48bitlba.com/overview.htm

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:
It would be nice to know approximately when "48-bit LBA compatible BIOS" was
true on Intel systems namly PC compatible. At PII at PIII at P4 or
therabouts?
 
" Doesn't seem to matter unless you're installing win9x."

I shouldn't have said that.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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Hi all,

I tried it out but my windows 2000 still only see 127GB of disk space only.
Sigh...

I've flashed my BIOS again and it definitely sees the 160GB space. I tried
hacking in the registry enabling the 48-Bit LBA support. But still none of
them works. I tried also partitioning the disk into smaller partitions, I
guess it's kinda normal that the windows setup program won't be able to see
the 160 size, but still after all that I can still see 127 of disk size
apart from the BIOS screen.

What should I do or what did i do wrong?

TIA,
Alex
 
try this one it worked for me

reboot using a win98se startup disk
run FDISK and delete All partitions
reboot --again starting on a win98se startup disk
create a patition as big as it will allow
(it wont give a true reading on the size of the disk but bear with me)
format the disk using the win98se startup diskwhen finnished reboot then
take the startup disk out and reboot again on the windows install disk that
you are installing you operatinsystem from..
install windows but leave the partition as it is on fat32
after the install on win2k the disk will show the full size,
you can then if you wish --convert--the drive to ntfs
i say --convert because this is what you do you convert it to ntfs DO NOT
FORMAT to ntfs

If you get anymore probs let us know ;-)

Alex said:
Hi all,

I tried it out but my windows 2000 still only see 127GB of disk space only.
Sigh...

I've flashed my BIOS again and it definitely sees the 160GB space. I tried
hacking in the registry enabling the 48-Bit LBA support. But still none of
them works. I tried also partitioning the disk into smaller partitions, I
guess it's kinda normal that the windows setup program won't be able to see
the 160 size, but still after all that I can still see 127 of disk size
apart from the BIOS screen.

What should I do or what did i do wrong?

TIA,
Alex


Dave Patrick said:
After the install you can apply the reghack in this article.

48-Bit LBA Support for ATAPI Disk Drives in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=305098

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Hi all,
|
| I've just bought my new 160GB SATA disk from Maxtor. I've just plugged it
in
| and done a quick format. However, when I boot into Win2k, though the
Click to expand...
OS
is
| now able to see the disk, the OS reports its size 30GB less.
|
| My BIOS has no problem about its size and I've downloaded and run a tool
| from maxtor which they claim it's for the OS to recognize the correct
size.
| So, what have I done wrong?
|
| TIA,
| Alex
|
|
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Two conditions must be met to enable 48-bit LBA in Windows 2000:
1. Install SP3 or SP4, AND
2. EnableBigLba = 1 in the registry.
To verify that the operating system has been set up correctly, run
Disk Management and look at panel that shows the graphical
representation of the partitions on the disk. On the left side where
it says Disk 0, Disk 1, etc are the sizes of the disk. If the disk
size is correct (should be about 149GB for a 160GB disk), Windows 2000
will properly access the drive.

Hi all,

I tried it out but my windows 2000 still only see 127GB of disk space only.
Sigh...

I've flashed my BIOS again and it definitely sees the 160GB space. I tried
hacking in the registry enabling the 48-Bit LBA support. But still none of
them works. I tried also partitioning the disk into smaller partitions, I
guess it's kinda normal that the windows setup program won't be able to see
the 160 size, but still after all that I can still see 127 of disk size
apart from the BIOS screen.

What should I do or what did i do wrong?

TIA,
Alex


Dave Patrick said:
After the install you can apply the reghack in this article.

48-Bit LBA Support for ATAPI Disk Drives in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=305098

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Hi all,
|
| I've just bought my new 160GB SATA disk from Maxtor. I've just plugged it
in
| and done a quick format. However, when I boot into Win2k, though the OS is
| now able to see the disk, the OS reports its size 30GB less.
|
| My BIOS has no problem about its size and I've downloaded and run a tool
| from maxtor which they claim it's for the OS to recognize the correct
size.
| So, what have I done wrong?
|
| TIA,
| Alex
|
|
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Click to expand...
 
Thanks very much.

So, basically you mean, windows will recognize the full size disk until I
perform a clean install on the drive? I'll definitely try it out this
weekend then.

Actually, I gonna leave a large partition for storing my data files. Let's
say that if I don't clone the partition with OS installed. When I messed up
the OS and need to re-install the OS again. Will those data files I save be
messed up as well?

Btw, is XP the only windows OS that by defaul support 48 bit LBA?

Many thanks.
Alex

[email protected] said:
try this one it worked for me

reboot using a win98se startup disk
run FDISK and delete All partitions
reboot --again starting on a win98se startup disk
create a patition as big as it will allow
(it wont give a true reading on the size of the disk but bear with me)
format the disk using the win98se startup diskwhen finnished reboot then
take the startup disk out and reboot again on the windows install disk that
you are installing you operatinsystem from..
install windows but leave the partition as it is on fat32
after the install on win2k the disk will show the full size,
you can then if you wish --convert--the drive to ntfs
i say --convert because this is what you do you convert it to ntfs DO NOT
FORMAT to ntfs

If you get anymore probs let us know ;-)

Alex said:
Hi all,

I tried it out but my windows 2000 still only see 127GB of disk space only.
Sigh...

I've flashed my BIOS again and it definitely sees the 160GB space. I tried
hacking in the registry enabling the 48-Bit LBA support. But still none of
them works. I tried also partitioning the disk into smaller partitions, I
guess it's kinda normal that the windows setup program won't be able to see
the 160 size, but still after all that I can still see 127 of disk size
apart from the BIOS screen.

What should I do or what did i do wrong?

TIA,
Alex


Dave Patrick said:
After the install you can apply the reghack in this article.

48-Bit LBA Support for ATAPI Disk Drives in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=305098

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Hi all,
|
| I've just bought my new 160GB SATA disk from Maxtor. I've just
Click to expand...
plugged
it
in
| and done a quick format. However, when I boot into Win2k, though the
Click to expand...
OS
is
| now able to see the disk, the OS reports its size 30GB less.
|
| My BIOS has no problem about its size and I've downloaded and run a tool
| from maxtor which they claim it's for the OS to recognize the correct
size.
| So, what have I done wrong?
|
| TIA,
| Alex
|
|
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