what will happen if I install a 200 gb HD and my motherboard is not LBA48 bit

[Kenny S]

what will happen if I install a 200 gb HD and my motherboard is not LBA48
bit?

I have XP SP2

will it work?

Will I have to partition?

Will some of it be detected?

Thanks

 

[Tim Slattery]

what will happen if I install a 200 gb HD and my motherboard is not LBA48
bit?

It's not your motherboard, it's your BIOS that needs to support LBA48.
If it doesn't you'll be able to see and use only the first 127GB of
the drive. You may be able to update your BIOS. Check the web site of
your computer or motherboard's manufacturer.

 

[Art]

what will happen if I install a 200 gb HD and my motherboard is not LBA48
bit?

I have XP SP2

will it work?

Will I have to partition?

Will some of it be detected?

Thanks

Kenny S.
First of all, if you're sure that your motherboard does not support
large-capacity hard drives, i.e., disks that have a capacity greater than
137 GB, check with the motherboard's manufacturer to determine if a BIOS
upgrade is available that provides that capability.

If your motherboard does not support large-capacity disks, and you install
your 200 GB HD in a Windows XP w/SP2 environment, then your system will
recognize only 137 GB of your hard drive. (I'm assuming that your
motherboard isn't too old and will recognize 137 GB).

Should the motherboard's BIOS not support large-capacity disks, the most
practical way of getting around this barrier is to install a controller card
that supports large-capacity disks, which every controller card manufactured
today does. It's a relatively cheap fix - about $35 or so for such a
controller card.



Bear in mind that if you install your 200 GB drive while the motherboard
does not support large-capacity disks and you later install a controller
card as indicated above (or install a new motherboard that supports
large-capacity disks), the full capacity of your disk will be recognized,
i.e., the 137 GB originally partitioned/formatted and the remaining capacity
(roughly 50 GB - an advertised 200 GB HD comports to about 187 GB in binary
terms) will be reflected as "unallocated space", space which you can
subsequently format using XP's Disk Management utility. But note that you
will now have a minimum of two partitions on that disk -the 137 GB and the
remaining disk space of about 50 GB.

Art

 

[Kenny S]

This is my BIOS data, and I have no clue if it DOES support LBA48 Bit or
not.
Can you or anyone else tell me if it does? When I go into the BIOS I see
nothing about
48 bit LBA

Thanks in advance

Program: eSupport.com BIOS Agent Version 3.41
BIOS Date: 07/18/03
BIOS Type: Phoenix-Award BIOS v6.00PG
BIOS ID: 07/18/2003-P4X400-8235-6A6LXE19C
OEM Sign-On: MS9127C Series 07/18/2003
Chipset: VIA 82C3168 rev 3
Superio: ITE 8705/SiS 950 rev 2 found at port 2Eh
OS: WinXP SP2
CPU: Intel Celeron(R) 2600 Mhz
BIOS ROM In Socket: Yes
BIOS ROM Size: 256K
Memory Installed: 512 MB
Memory Maximum: 768 MB
Memory Slot 01: 256 MB
Memory Slot 02: 256 MB
Memory Slot 03: 0 MB

eSupport.com, Inc.
1-800-800-BIOS (2467)
www.esupport.com

 

[Art]

Yes, your motherboard does support large-capacity disks, i.e, disks that
have a greater capacity than 137 GB. So just go ahead and install your 200
GB disk (actually 187 GB) in your Windows XP w/SP2 OS.
Art

 

[Kenny S]

Art, please tell me how you figured this out???

Because I am searching google and I cannot find information on this subject!

Thanks in advance

 

[Art]

Your Phoenix-Award BIOS (revised 7/03) supports large-capacity disks. Did
you call that BIOS upgrade hotline (1-800-800-BIOS (2467)) referred to in
your post?

Art

 

[Al Smith]

Art, please tell me how you figured this out???

Because I am searching google and I cannot find information on this subject!

Thanks in advance

Your BIOS isn't much more than a year old. Bound to support large
drives.

 

[Alex Nichol]

what will happen if I install a 200 gb HD and my motherboard is not LBA48
bit?

I have XP SP2

will it work?

Will I have to partition?

When you try to make partitions on it it will be seen as being only 128
GB and you will be unable to access the part beyond there - at all. You
should see if there is a 48 bit LBA upgrade for your BIOS, and if not
get a plug in controller card that supports it

 

[Leythos]

When you try to make partitions on it it will be seen as being only 128
GB and you will be unable to access the part beyond there - at all. You
should see if there is a 48 bit LBA upgrade for your BIOS, and if not
get a plug in controller card that supports it

Most of those drives have a jumper that will let the drive be seen as
two drives, 12X GB for the first part and XXX GB for the second part.