installing XP

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installing XP

Hi Can someone answer this please. I have given my old pc. to my Grandson
and installed a new XP operating system on it but by mistake did'nt enable (
large disc support ). (1) What affect will this have on the performance of
the PC.(2) Can I enable it now if so how.
The hard disc is 20gb
Many thanksRon
 
DL said:
Its not important untill you want to access a hd larger than 128gb, and
assuming win is updated it should be in place.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303013&Product=winxp
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Ron:
There are two basic requirements for the XP OS to recognize the full
capacity of large-capacity disks, i.e., disks > 137 GB...
1. The motherboard's BIOS must support large-capacity disks. Virtually all
motherboards manufactured over the past 4 or 5 years have this capability.
Frequently a BIOS upgrade is available for older motherboards to provide
this capability if not originally present.
2. The XP OS must contain SP1 and/or SP2.

And that's it. There's nothing more that users need do to enable
large-capacity HDD support. The MS KB article referred to is irrelevant in
this situation as it is for virtually every user since it applies to such a
tiny number of cases it's not worth discussing.

If the motherboard's BIOS does not support large-capacity disks and there is
no BIOS upgrade to provide this capability, the only other practical course
of action is to purchase a PCI controller card having this capability and
installing it in the PC.
Anna
 
I never said it was relevent other for the info it provided, which clearly
states that update to SP1 caters for it
 
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