New 200GB SATA in XP home

[Howard]

I installed XP home (SP1) on my new 200GB SATA drive. After install it
claims 60 GIG is used. Is there a way to get back the amount above 130GIG
that is falsley being read as used with loosing data on the drive? I have
upgraded XP Home to SP2.

 

[Rod Speed]

I installed XP home (SP1) on my new 200GB SATA drive. After install it
claims 60 GIG is used. Is there a way to get back the amount above
130GIG that is falsley being read as used with loosing data on the drive?
I have upgraded XP Home to SP2.

Most likely your bios doesnt support 48 bit LBA.

You should be able to download a new flash for the bios from the
motherboard
manufacturer's web site and redo the drive once that is installed.

http://www.48bitlba.com/winxp.htm