Urgent - Help Required with XP Pro Install

[Jim]

I have purchased a 320GB HDD (SATA 2.0) and when installing Win XP the setup
program reports that the Disk is only 128Gb.
I am sure that I have seen references to this problem before but cannot
recall what the solution was.

When using the XP Pro 2002 installation disk the HDD is reported as follows:
131070 Mb Disk 0 at Id 0 on bus 0 on atapi [MBR]
C: Partition [Unknown] 131072 (131071 Free)

If I use a Vista Ultimate 32bit installation disk the install process
detects the HDD correctly i.e. 298Gb

If I continue to install windows with the XP will I be able to regain the
'lost' space ?

From this I deduce that it is Windows XP that is causing the problem (am I
correct ?)

If so how can I install Win XP and have the full capacity of the disk ?


Regards & TIA

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I have purchased a 320GB HDD (SATA 2.0) and when installing Win XP the setup
program reports that the Disk is only 128Gb.

You need two things to support a drive that large:

1. A motherboard with a BIOS and controller that supports 48-bit LBA
(or alternatively, an add-in controller card that does).

2. At least SP1 of Windows XP.

Since you say that Vista sees the drive correctly, I assume you are
using a pre-SP1 CD of XP.

Slipstream SP2 into your CD and try again.

I am sure that I have seen references to this problem before but cannot
recall what the solution was.

When using the XP Pro 2002 installation disk the HDD is reported as follows:
131070 Mb Disk 0 at Id 0 on bus 0 on atapi [MBR]
C: Partition [Unknown] 131072 (131071 Free)

If I use a Vista Ultimate 32bit installation disk the install process
detects the HDD correctly i.e. 298Gb

If I continue to install windows with the XP will I be able to regain the
'lost' space ?

From this I deduce that it is Windows XP that is causing the problem (am I
correct ?)

If so how can I install Win XP and have the full capacity of the disk ?


Regards & TIA

 

[Jim]

Thanks Ken,
I don't know how to slipstream - however I do have a XP2 CD

If I go ahead and install Windows XP 2002 will I be able to recover the lost
capacity after installing SP2 ?

I have purchased a 320GB HDD (SATA 2.0) and when installing Win XP the
setup
program reports that the Disk is only 128Gb.

You need two things to support a drive that large:

1. A motherboard with a BIOS and controller that supports 48-bit LBA
(or alternatively, an add-in controller card that does).

2. At least SP1 of Windows XP.

Since you say that Vista sees the drive correctly, I assume you are
using a pre-SP1 CD of XP.

Slipstream SP2 into your CD and try again.

I am sure that I have seen references to this problem before but cannot
recall what the solution was.

When using the XP Pro 2002 installation disk the HDD is reported as
follows:
131070 Mb Disk 0 at Id 0 on bus 0 on atapi [MBR]
C: Partition [Unknown] 131072 (131071 Free)

If I use a Vista Ultimate 32bit installation disk the install process
detects the HDD correctly i.e. 298Gb

If I continue to install windows with the XP will I be able to regain the
'lost' space ?

From this I deduce that it is Windows XP that is causing the problem (am
I
correct ?)

If so how can I install Win XP and have the full capacity of the disk ?


Regards & TIA

 

[Jerry]

Google slipstreaming and the info will be provided.

Google AutoStreamer and download the program to assist in the process of
slipstreaming.

Thanks Ken,
I don't know how to slipstream - however I do have a XP2 CD

If I go ahead and install Windows XP 2002 will I be able to recover the
lost capacity after installing SP2 ?

I have purchased a 320GB HDD (SATA 2.0) and when installing Win XP the
setup
program reports that the Disk is only 128Gb.

You need two things to support a drive that large:

1. A motherboard with a BIOS and controller that supports 48-bit LBA
(or alternatively, an add-in controller card that does).

2. At least SP1 of Windows XP.

Since you say that Vista sees the drive correctly, I assume you are
using a pre-SP1 CD of XP.

Slipstream SP2 into your CD and try again.

I am sure that I have seen references to this problem before but cannot
recall what the solution was.

When using the XP Pro 2002 installation disk the HDD is reported as
follows:
131070 Mb Disk 0 at Id 0 on bus 0 on atapi [MBR]
C: Partition [Unknown] 131072 (131071 Free)

If I use a Vista Ultimate 32bit installation disk the install process
detects the HDD correctly i.e. 298Gb

If I continue to install windows with the XP will I be able to regain
the
'lost' space ?

From this I deduce that it is Windows XP that is causing the problem (am
I
correct ?)

If so how can I install Win XP and have the full capacity of the disk ?


Regards & TIA

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Thanks Ken,
I don't know how to slipstream - however I do have a XP2 CD

Read here: http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7262

If I go ahead and install Windows XP 2002 will I be able to recover the lost
capacity after installing SP2 ?

I have purchased a 320GB HDD (SATA 2.0) and when installing Win XP the
setup
program reports that the Disk is only 128Gb.

You need two things to support a drive that large:

1. A motherboard with a BIOS and controller that supports 48-bit LBA
(or alternatively, an add-in controller card that does).

2. At least SP1 of Windows XP.

Since you say that Vista sees the drive correctly, I assume you are
using a pre-SP1 CD of XP.

Slipstream SP2 into your CD and try again.

I am sure that I have seen references to this problem before but cannot
recall what the solution was.

When using the XP Pro 2002 installation disk the HDD is reported as
follows:
131070 Mb Disk 0 at Id 0 on bus 0 on atapi [MBR]
C: Partition [Unknown] 131072 (131071 Free)

If I use a Vista Ultimate 32bit installation disk the install process
detects the HDD correctly i.e. 298Gb

If I continue to install windows with the XP will I be able to regain the
'lost' space ?

From this I deduce that it is Windows XP that is causing the problem (am
I
correct ?)

If so how can I install Win XP and have the full capacity of the disk ?


Regards & TIA