win 2k install limited 300gb hd to 137

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install win 2k new system have sp4 disk forced to create 137gb partition on
300 gb drive. can i delete the partition and open up the full 300 gb on
drive. if i can how do i do it?? without affecting the OS
 
install win 2k new system have sp4 disk forced to create 137gb partition on
300 gb drive. can i delete the partition and open up the full 300 gb on
drive. if i can how do i do it?? without affecting the OS
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I do not see how you can manage that without affecting the OS but here is how
you can make the computer see the whole of 300 Gb

Start/run/regedit
select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
navigate to system/services/atapi/parameters or
system/currentcontrolset/services/atapi/parameters
right click for new
Select Dword name it EnableBigLba (take note of case)
set value to 1
end regedit
reboot
 
by affecting i ment damaging, corrupting, erasing???. when win 2k installed
it only formated the 137 gb. what about the unformatted area, and what about
the partition? that was created during installation? can i utilize the whole
300gb without the partition without doing any of the above to the os
thanks Merry Christmas
 
by affecting i ment damaging, corrupting, erasing???. when win 2k installed
it only formated the 137 gb. what about the unformatted area, and what about
the partition? that was created during installation? can i utilize the whole
300gb without the partition without doing any of the above to the os
thanks Merry Christmas
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You have to use third party software such as Partition Magic or Bootit
Next Generation to expand the 137GB partition so it encompasses the
entire disk.
 
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