160GB disk seen as 128GB?

[Roger]

I've just built two brand new HP 530 PCs with W2K SP4.
Each has a 40GB system disk (bit mean, HP, what?) and I've
fitted each with a 160GB data disk. The disk is recognised
as such in the BIOS but, when I try to format it in W2K or
partition it with Partition Magic, it comes up as 128Gb.
My users want the whole disk! Now I know there's a
theoretical limit at 128GB, but I thought W2K would
resognise it OK... can anyone tell what I'm doing that's
stupid?

Thanks
Roger

 

[Steve Parry [MVP]]

I've just built two brand new HP 530 PCs with W2K SP4.
Each has a 40GB system disk (bit mean, HP, what?) and I've
fitted each with a 160GB data disk. The disk is recognised
as such in the BIOS but, when I try to format it in W2K or
partition it with Partition Magic, it comes up as 128Gb.
My users want the whole disk! Now I know there's a
theoretical limit at 128GB, but I thought W2K would
resognise it OK... can anyone tell what I'm doing that's
stupid?

Thanks
Roger

refer to

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305098&Product=win2000

hope that helps

 

[nesredep egrob]

I've just built two brand new HP 530 PCs with W2K SP4.
Each has a 40GB system disk (bit mean, HP, what?) and I've
fitted each with a 160GB data disk. The disk is recognised
as such in the BIOS but, when I try to format it in W2K or
partition it with Partition Magic, it comes up as 128Gb.
My users want the whole disk! Now I know there's a
theoretical limit at 128GB, but I thought W2K would
resognise it OK... can anyone tell what I'm doing that's
stupid?

Thanks
Roger

Hot fix for hard disk bigger than 128GB

Backup Registry.

In registry go for

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services/atapi/parameters

Add new EnableBigLba as a Doubleword. you will now have a
0x00000000(0)

Right click the EnableBigLba and choose Modify and put in a 1

It should now look like EnableBigLba REG_DWORD 0x00000001(1)

Apparently you should spell it right and use the correct upper and
lower cases
Now reboot.

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