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Faram - 27 Feb 2006 20:02 GMT

I just bought a new hard disk and format and Installed that, it is a 200 GB
IDE, but when I go to properties or disk management, it just show 130 GB!

Thanks for any comments,
Faram.

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Jerry - 27 Feb 2006 21:38 GMT

Enable 48bit LBA,

See this KB303013 - How to Enable 48-bit Logical Block Addressing Support
for ATAPI Disk Drives in Windows XP

>I just bought a new hard disk and format and Installed that, it is a 200 GB
> IDE, but when I go to properties or disk management, it just show 130 GB!
>
> Thanks for any comments,
> Faram.

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Faram - 27 Feb 2006 21:51 GMT

Thanks Jerry for your respond, It make sence, I will do that.
Faram.

> Enable 48bit LBA,
>
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> > Thanks for any comments,
> > Faram.

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Carey Frisch [MVP] - 27 Feb 2006 21:39 GMT

Why can I only see 127 to 137 GBytes of my 160 GB drive in Windows XP?
http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/faq/137_winxp.html

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| I just bought a new hard disk and format and Installed that, it is a 200 GB
| IDE, but when I go to properties or disk management, it just show 130 GB!
|
| Thanks for any comments,
| Faram.

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Anna - 27 Feb 2006 22:14 GMT

> | I just bought a new hard disk and format and Installed that, it is a 200
> GB
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> | Thanks for any comments,
> | Faram.

> Enable 48bit LBA,
>
> See this KB303013 - How to Enable 48-bit Logical Block Addressing Support
> for ATAPI Disk Drives in Windows XP

> Why can I only see 127 to 137 GBytes of my 160 GB drive in Windows XP?
> http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/faq/137_winxp.html

Faram:
It's a virtual certainty that you have run up against the "large-capacity
hard drive limitation". In order for the XP operating system to recognize
the full capacity of hard drives > 137 GB (about), There are two basic
requirements for the system to recognize the full-capacity of disks > 137
GB...

1. Your motherboard's BIOS must support large-capacity disks, i.e., > 137
GB. Virtually every motherboard manufactured over about the past four years
has this capability. And if it doesn't, there's frequently a BIOS upgrade
from the motherboard's manuf. to provide this support.
2. Your XP OS must include SP1 and/or SP2.

In your case, either your BIOS does not support large-capacity disks because
the motherboard is too old, or more likely, you did not have SP1 and/or SP2
installed to the OS when you installed your 200 GB HD.

The MS KB article you were referred to is *not* the answer to your problem.
It has, unfortunately, been the source of much confusion for countless users
since its publication. While it has some pertinence to some tiny minority of
situations, it has no practical relevance to the vast majority of cases
involving this issue. I only wish MS would not have published it as a KB
article.

I would also strongly advise *against* using an "overlay" type of program
such as the Seagate one referred to by Carey. For a variety of reasons they
are nearly certain to cause you future problems with the drive on which you
install that program.
Anna

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Ricardo - 28 Feb 2006 05:33 GMT

> > | I just bought a new hard disk and format and Installed that, it is a 200
> > GB
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> > | Thanks for any comments,
> > | Faram.

Computers operate on a binary system. To them, 1024 kb = 1 MB, 1024 MB = 1
GB. Whereas to us, 1000 kb = 1MB and 1000 MB = 1 GB. So generally, deduct 3
GB off the total for every 40 GB the hard drive has to get a reasonable
expectation.
(40GB = 37GB, 80 GB = 74 GB, 120 GB = 111 GB, 160 GB = 148GB, etc)

But you could make sure that the entire drive is being used - boot off the
WinXP CD, select the drive and make sure there is no unpartitioned space.

Check what the syatem BIOS says about the HD. It should give a fairly
accurate storage size. If it needed 48-Bit LBA or a special setting that is
set in the BIOS, it is unlikely the disk would even work.

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Anna - 28 Feb 2006 13:11 GMT

>> > | I just bought a new hard disk and format and Installed that, it is a
>> > 200
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> is
> set in the BIOS, it is unlikely the disk would even work.

Ricardo:
If you're going to insert an "Anna wrote" comment in your post, then you
should either insert my submitted comments, or what you consider the
pertinent extract of my comments.

The OP's problem re his system not detecting the full capacity of his 200 GB
HD is most likely the result of either...
1. His motherboard's BIOS not recognizing large-capacity disks, i.e., disks

> 137 GB, or,

2. He installed that 200 GB HD at the time his OS did not contain SP1 and/or
SP2.

If it's a BIOS issue, then he should obtain a BIOS upgrade should it be
available from the manufacturer of his motherboard.
If the cause is because of the SP1/SP2 issue (probably the more likely cause
of his problem), then he should install SP2.
Anna

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