Hi there,

I've read the wealth of posts and articles about using Windows 2000 with
disks larger than 137Gb. I don't seem to be able to find a concrete answer to
this question though:

Does a clean Windows 2000 SP4 install enable 48-bit LBA by default?

For example, I have a 160Gb hard drive and a win2k cd that includes SP4.
Assuming my motherboard BIOS supports 48-bit LBA, when I install windows will
48-bit LBA be supported WITHOUT me having to do anything? (Like the registry
fix)

Thanks in advance for a definitive answer microsoft! (Or anyone else!)

Regards

Tom

yes

"Tom M" <Tom (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:981BEB5A-417C-49F9-BE60-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi there,
>
> I've read the wealth of posts and articles about using Windows 2000 with
> disks larger than 137Gb. I don't seem to be able to find a concrete answer
to
> this question though:
>
> Does a clean Windows 2000 SP4 install enable 48-bit LBA by default?
>
> For example, I have a 160Gb hard drive and a win2k cd that includes SP4.
> Assuming my motherboard BIOS supports 48-bit LBA, when I install windows
will
> 48-bit LBA be supported WITHOUT me having to do anything? (Like the
registry
> fix)
>
> Thanks in advance for a definitive answer microsoft! (Or anyone else!)
>
> Regards
>
> Tom

Have you verified this? AFAIK it does not. Even if you do an SP4 integrated
install the regedit is still necessary before the full drive size will be
recognized.

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=305098

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Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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"DL" wrote:
| yes

48-Bit LBA Support for ATAPI Disk Drives in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;305098

Specifically quoted below

"Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft
products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem
was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.Important Although
support for 48-bit LBA is included in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3)
and later, it is still necessary to create the registry change that is
described in the "Resolution" section of this article."

Tom M wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I've read the wealth of posts and articles about using Windows 2000 with
> disks larger than 137Gb. I don't seem to be able to find a concrete answer to
> this question though:
>
> Does a clean Windows 2000 SP4 install enable 48-bit LBA by default?
>
> For example, I have a 160Gb hard drive and a win2k cd that includes SP4.
> Assuming my motherboard BIOS supports 48-bit LBA, when I install windows will
> 48-bit LBA be supported WITHOUT me having to do anything? (Like the registry
> fix)
>
> Thanks in advance for a definitive answer microsoft! (Or anyone else!)
>
> Regards
>
> Tom

Hi,

Thanks for pointing out that "Status" part Bob, I'd missed that when
trawling through everything. It does explain why I've been suffering data
loss from a drive that was preformatted and then installed using 2K without
the registry fix.

Nice gotcha!

Thanks again

Tom

You're welcome, have a pleasant day.

Tom M wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Thanks for pointing out that "Status" part Bob, I'd missed that when
> trawling through everything. It does explain why I've been suffering data
> loss from a drive that was preformatted and then installed using 2K without
> the registry fix.
>
> Nice gotcha!
>
> Thanks again
>
> Tom
>
>

I stand corrected

"Dave Patrick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Have you verified this? AFAIK it does not. Even if you do an SP4
integrated
> install the regedit is still necessary before the full drive size will be
> recognized.
>
> 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
>
> "DL" wrote:
> | yes
>
>