I have got XP + SP1 and I think my mobo had 48-bit addressing, so I
should be able to access all of a 160 GB partition.

Is there a way to fully confirm that I can access this partition?

I don't want to find that I can store up to 128/137 GB and then no
more!

Install the drive and try it.

"Klank" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have got XP + SP1 and I think my mobo had 48-bit addressing, so I
> should be able to access all of a 160 GB partition.
>
> Is there a way to fully confirm that I can access this partition?
>
> I don't want to find that I can store up to 128/137 GB and then no
> more!
>

Klank wrote:

> I have got XP + SP1 and I think my mobo had 48-bit addressing, so I
> should be able to access all of a 160 GB partition.
>
> Is there a way to fully confirm that I can access this partition?
>
> I don't want to find that I can store up to 128/137 GB and then no
> more!

Go to your motherboard mftr.'s website and look up the specs on your
board, or read your manual. Another great place to get information is
in the forums at www.amdmb.com.

Malke
--
MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"

On Tue, 11 May 2004 21:59:58 GMT, Klank <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have got XP + SP1 and I think my mobo had 48-bit addressing, so I
>should be able to access all of a 160 GB partition.
>
>Is there a way to fully confirm that I can access this partition?
>
>I don't want to find that I can store up to 128/137 GB and then no
>more!

If you have everything set up properly, Windows should be able to see
the entire storage area. If not, Windows will only show the 137 GB
that the limitation allows.

Just check the drive properties and you'll know.

--
Jeffrey Struyk
Microsoft MVP
http://support.microsoft.com
Please direct all replies to the newsgroup.

You will only be able to see about 149GB of the 160GB HDD anyways even with the 48-bit addressing, as far as it goes with the the 137GB limitation, you should have gotten a card with drive when you purchased it, to allow for larger sized drives, if you didn't you MAY need one, plug it in first and try it out to see if you can access it or not. IF not then go purchase the card if you didn't get it with your drive, and use it with the HDD. (With Western Digital Drives, a Promise controller card comes with Hard Drives that are over 137GB in size, unless you got the OEM version of the drive, which wont have them.

----- Klank wrote: ----

I have got XP + SP1 and I think my mobo had 48-bit addressing, so I
should be able to access all of a 160 GB partition

Is there a way to fully confirm that I can access this partition

I don't want to find that I can store up to 128/137 GB and then no
more