Problem with XP detecting the SATA drive as the wrong size.. (western dig. 200 gig drive)

[Christopher J. Martin]

Are there any issues i should adress before building a
new pc, and in doing so installing win XP on a serial ata
drive?
I am talking drivers, known probs.

Win xp pro on
asus p4p800
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 200 gig SATA drive(only hdd)
CDR drive

The motherboard detects the drive as a 200 gig,
but when loading win XP from cdrom and setting a part. XP
says it is a 130 gig drive.


Thanks

Chris

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The only "issues" you may encounter will be the result of not setting up
the correct hard drive parameters in your motherboard's BIOS.

Western Digital Frequently Asked Questions
http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/grid_alp.php

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Are there any issues i should adress before building a
| new pc, and in doing so installing win XP on a serial ata
| drive?
| I am talking drivers, known probs.
|
| Win xp pro on
| asus p4p800
| Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 200 gig SATA drive(only hdd)
| CDR drive
|
| The motherboard detects the drive as a 200 gig,
| but when loading win XP from cdrom and setting a part. XP
| says it is a 130 gig drive.
|
|
| Thanks
|
| Chris

 

[Guest]

Also will need SP1 to make it work. See
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303013