137 Gig h/d limit

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I am trying to reload XP Pro on an HP Pavilion. The system has a 160 gig
drive in it. Windows will only recognize 137 gig of it. The original load
did see the entire drive. Is there a setting or option that I'm not aware of
that I need to use to allow the system to see the complete drive?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to enable 48-bit Logical Block Addressing support for
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| I am trying to reload XP Pro on an HP Pavilion. The system has a 160 gig
| drive in it. Windows will only recognize 137 gig of it. The original load
| did see the entire drive. Is there a setting or option that I'm not aware of
| that I need to use to allow the system to see the complete drive?

 

[Michael Stevens]

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I am trying to reload XP Pro on an HP Pavilion. The system has a 160
gig drive in it. Windows will only recognize 137 gig of it. The
original load did see the entire drive. Is there a setting or option
that I'm not aware of that I need to use to allow the system to see
the complete drive?

You need to apply SP1 or newer Service Pack to enable XP to recoginize hard
drives larger than 137 gig.


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[Michael Stevens]

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You need to apply SP1 or newer Service Pack to enable XP to
recoginize hard drives larger than 137 gig.

New FAQ #33 on the list for the 137 gigi limit.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
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[Daniel Rudy]

I am trying to reload XP Pro on an HP Pavilion. The system has a 160
gig
drive in it. Windows will only recognize 137 gig of it. The original
load
did see the entire drive. Is there a setting or option that I'm not
aware of
that I need to use to allow the system to see the complete drive?

If you are doing a new install, then the only way to get Windows to see
the full disk on install is to slipstream SP1 or higher into the
original WinXP install and burn to a bootable CD/DVD.

1. On another computer, copy the WinXP CD to the HD. Use a directory
like /CDROM or something.
2. Download WinXP SP2 Network Install for IT Professionals. It can be
found here:

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

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[Nick Payne]

Or diskpart can be used after install to extend the partition.

Nick