Large disk support

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Neville said:
Hello


Just upgraded my system with a Abit IC7-Max3 and a Seagate Baracuda
160GB serial HD

Win XP only sees127GB I have already applied the fix from MS
(
331958) - If your computer has an ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI) hard
disk that is larger than 137 gigabytes (GB),

but it is still only sees 127GB

any Ideas?


thanks
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I've no idea what you mean by 'the fix' but the only solution to this issue
is to install SP1 - do you have it installed?
 
1) Disk manufacturers use a different GB to Earth residents - to them 1Gb =
1000Mb, but to the rest of the world (and Windows) 1Gb = 1048Mb, so they
lied to you. Marketing departments do that. Its like an AMD processor,
nowhere near as fast as the number on the box.

2) You lose a chunk to the Master File Table, journalling info, etc.

My new 125Gb drive appears as a 115Gb partition - annoying, but normal.
 
Stuart, I think 1Gb=1024Mb.....

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Pavel


Stuart said:
1) Disk manufacturers use a different GB to Earth residents - to them 1Gb =
1000Mb, but to the rest of the world (and Windows) 1Gb = 1048Mb, so they
lied to you. Marketing departments do that. Its like an AMD processor,
nowhere near as fast as the number on the box.

2) You lose a chunk to the Master File Table, journalling info, etc.

My new 125Gb drive appears as a 115Gb partition - annoying, but normal.
Click to expand...
 
Hello


Just upgraded my system with a Abit IC7-Max3 and a Seagate Baracuda 160GB
serial HD

Win XP only sees127GB I have already applied the fix from MS
(
331958) - If your computer has an ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI) hard disk
that is larger than 137 gigabytes (GB),

but it is still only sees 127GB

any Ideas?


thanks
 
Stuart said:
1) Disk manufacturers use a different GB to Earth residents - to them
1Gb = 1000Mb, but to the rest of the world (and Windows) 1Gb =
1048Mb, so they lied to you. Marketing departments do that. Its like
an AMD processor, nowhere near as fast as the number on the box.

2) You lose a chunk to the Master File Table, journalling info, etc.

My new 125Gb drive appears as a 115Gb partition - annoying, but
normal.
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Do you ever think before committing yourself to a newsgroup?!

1) A binary GB is 1024MB

2) AMD has lied to no-one - they've been upfront that the chip number is
a comparative speed - neither have HD manufacturers - it's merely one works
in decimal the other binary.
 
Stuart said:
1) Disk manufacturers use a different GB to Earth residents - to them 1Gb =
1000Mb, but to the rest of the world (and Windows) 1Gb = 1048Mb, so they
lied to you. Marketing departments do that. Its like an AMD processor,
nowhere near as fast as the number on the box.

2) You lose a chunk to the Master File Table, journalling info, etc.

My new 125Gb drive appears as a 115Gb partition - annoying, but normal.
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Yes it is installed

Neville
 
Neville said:
Hello


Just upgraded my system with a Abit IC7-Max3 and a Seagate Baracuda 160GB
serial HD

Win XP only sees127GB I have already applied the fix from MS
(
331958) - If your computer has an ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI) hard disk
that is larger than 137 gigabytes (GB),

but it is still only sees 127GB

any Ideas?


thanks
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No ideas then?
 
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