Can XP SP1 handle HDD 250GB

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At some point MS had to update the software to properly handle LARGE
HDD's. Does SP1 properly recognize HDD's of 250GB? Was it the first
release of XP that didn't?

Thanks
 
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someone watching pounded out on the keyboard:
At some point MS had to update the software to properly handle LARGE
HDD's. Does SP1 properly recognize HDD's of 250GB? Was it the first
release of XP that didn't?

Thanks
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SP1 allowed for larger drive sizes. But the BIOS has to support it also.
FAT32 has a practical limit of 128 gig. So you may need to convert
your drive to NTFS in order to utilize it.

Make sure you have a verified backup, then:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881


Terry R.
 
someone watching said:
At some point MS had to update the software to properly handle LARGE
HDD's. Does SP1 properly recognize HDD's of 250GB? Was it the first
release of XP that didn't?

Thanks
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Yes, XP SP1 handles large drives. It was the first XP that did.
 
XP (all releases) can handle drives of 137 GB and above. This registry
value, however, must be set:

REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\atapi\Parameters]
"EnableBigLba"="1"

I belive this was the case since Windows 2000 SP1

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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
 
Windows 2000 needs SP3 or better for 48-Bit LBA support. Windows XP
needs at least SP1. The registry hack is mentioned as a test method for
the original Windows XP version but Microsoft says that data corruption
may occur if you use this hack, the hack is only intended in for use in
a test environment.

John

Tim said:
XP (all releases) can handle drives of 137 GB and above. This registry
value, however, must be set:

REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\atapi\Parameters]
"EnableBigLba"="1"

I belive this was the case since Windows 2000 SP1

==


Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)



someone watching said:
At some point MS had to update the software to properly handle LARGE
HDD's. Does SP1 properly recognize HDD's of 250GB? Was it the first
release of XP that didn't?

Thanks
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Thankyou, that all seems to be a very clear explanation.


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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)


John John - MVP said:
Windows 2000 needs SP3 or better for 48-Bit LBA support. Windows XP needs
at least SP1. The registry hack is mentioned as a test method for the
original Windows XP version but Microsoft says that data corruption may
occur if you use this hack, the hack is only intended in for use in a test
environment.

John

Tim said:
XP (all releases) can handle drives of 137 GB and above. This registry
value, however, must be set:

REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\atapi\Parameters]
"EnableBigLba"="1"

I belive this was the case since Windows 2000 SP1

==


Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)



someone watching said:
At some point MS had to update the software to properly handle LARGE
HDD's. Does SP1 properly recognize HDD's of 250GB? Was it the first
release of XP that didn't?

Thanks
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