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I have an old 4.3GB Fujitsu HD (IDE) I've been using in a PC (PII) for
years. I moved the drive to a new(er) PC and tried to install Windows.
However it is only being recognised as a 2.1GB HD. Why would this be?
Windows setup says I've only got 2.1GB and in the BIOS setup (Award
BIOS) it is only saying I have 2111MB as the max LBA size. If I
manually enter the disc settings (as printed on the drive itself) then
it reports 4.3GB as CHS size but LBA size never moves. I had two 2GB
partitions when it was on the old machine so what's my problem here in
this new box?
The new(er) machine (a P3 700) I moved the drive to currently has a
60GB and a 200GB drive so it can't be a BIOS upgrade issue can it? The
board is an Asus CUSL2 and I flashed the BIOS to the most recent
available a few months ago so it would recognise the 200GB drive.
years. I moved the drive to a new(er) PC and tried to install Windows.
However it is only being recognised as a 2.1GB HD. Why would this be?
Windows setup says I've only got 2.1GB and in the BIOS setup (Award
BIOS) it is only saying I have 2111MB as the max LBA size. If I
manually enter the disc settings (as printed on the drive itself) then
it reports 4.3GB as CHS size but LBA size never moves. I had two 2GB
partitions when it was on the old machine so what's my problem here in
this new box?
The new(er) machine (a P3 700) I moved the drive to currently has a
60GB and a 200GB drive so it can't be a BIOS upgrade issue can it? The
board is an Asus CUSL2 and I flashed the BIOS to the most recent
available a few months ago so it would recognise the 200GB drive.