XP setup fails to recognise correct HDD size

[Blesavi Danac]

Hi.

I have an immensely annoying problem with my XP Home setup. I recently
bought a new WD 320gb IDE disk, and i want to partion it into two 50gb
partitions and one 220gb partition - then install a new XP on one of the 50gb
partitions. However, during setup, i am told that the harddrive is only
130gb. I tried completing the install to check in Disk Management, but it's
the same there. In various articles i found out that i might need a driver
from a floppy during installation, but don't have a floppy drive.

Is there another way around this problem?

 

[Nepatsfan]

Hi.

I have an immensely annoying problem with my XP Home setup. I recently
bought a new WD 320gb IDE disk, and i want to partion it into two 50gb
partitions and one 220gb partition - then install a new XP on one of the 50gb
partitions. However, during setup, i am told that the harddrive is only
130gb. I tried completing the install to check in Disk Management, but it's
the same there. In various articles i found out that i might need a driver
from a floppy during installation, but don't have a floppy drive.

Is there another way around this problem?

How old is your XP installation CD? Sounds like you're using a CD which doesn't
include at least Service Pack 1. It's also possible that the BIOS for your
system doesn't support large drives. Take a look at the following article for
more information concerning this subject.

Why can I only see 127 to 137 GB of my 160+ GB drive in Windows XP?
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.j...toid=6bd0781e73d5d010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD

You might want to create what's called a "slipstreamed" XP installation CD which
will get around this hard drive size limitation. Here are some resources that
will help you do that.

Create a Slip Stream version of Windows XP
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/slipstream.htm

Here are some of the files you'll need to obtain in order to follow this
procedure:

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and
Developers
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en

Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

AutoStreamer 1.0.33
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/1092632287/1

CDBurner XPPro
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/download.php

Here are some other resources you might want to take a look at:

How to use AutoStreamer to Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.html

Slipstreamed Windows XP CD Using SP2
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm

Slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Create Bootable CD
http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html

How can I slipstream service packs into the Windows 2000,
Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 media?
http://www.petri.co.il/windows_2000_xp_sp_slipstreaming.htm

Universal Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Andrew E.]

Thier are no drivers for an IDE hd for an xp install,only RAID & a few SATA
boards use them...SP2 installed to youre xp cd would eliminate the problem,
or go to the hd mfg web site,download the MS-DOS hd utility,install to a
MS-DOS
formatted floppy,boot pc to floppy.These utilitys can format and create
partitions,also FDisk would work..No floppy,go to a pc shop,they about give
used ones away...

 

[Blesavi Danac]

Thanks for your replies... I'm gonna go for the 'slipstream' method. I don't
wanna invest (even little money) in a floppy drive that i'm not gonna use for
anything else than this. Hopefully it will work - if not, i'll get back to
you.

Thanks again.