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alexphel - 27 Feb 2006 20:11 GMT

I have windows xp pro with service pack 2. I have 2 hard drives, one is a 250
gb max and the other is a 160 gb max. My motherboard BIOS recognizes both as
250 and 160. Windows recognizes both as 127 gb. What do I need to do so that
windows recognizes both as their true values?

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Carey Frisch [MVP] - 27 Feb 2006 21:25 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 have windows xp pro with service pack 2. I have 2 hard drives, one is a 250
| gb max and the other is a 160 gb max. My motherboard BIOS recognizes both as
| 250 and 160. Windows recognizes both as 127 gb. What do I need to do so that
| windows recognizes both as their true values?

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Jerry - 27 Feb 2006 21:43 GMT

Enable 48-bit LBA

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

>I have windows xp pro with service pack 2. I have 2 hard drives, one is a
>250
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> windows recognizes both as their true values?

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