sven killy said:
hello
I bought a new pc with an 160 gb hard disc. The bios recognised the 160
GB. I started the installation XP pro english and Windows only offer me
131 GB space.
After the installation the "disc management" only have 131 GB.
Could anybody help me to solve the problem ??
ciao sven
Sven -
It sounds likely that you have a standard Windows XP Professional (Retail or
OEM disk) - without SP1 slipstreamed.
By default, the original release version of Windows XP Home Edition and of
Windows XP Professional do not have 48-bit LBA support. Your computer must
meet the following requirements to use 48-bit LBA ATAPI support:
a.. 48-bit LBA-compatible BIOS.
b.. 137-GB hard disk or larger.
c.. You must have Windows XP SP1 installed.
This Microsoft Knowledgebase article may be of assistance
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303013
This article describes the Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) 48-bit
Logical Block Addressing (LBA) support for ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI) disk
drives that can increase the capacity of your hard disk to more than the
current 137 gigabyte (GB) limit.
Note Windows XP does not support 48-bit LBA support unless you are running
Windows XP SP1. If you want to use 48-bit LBA support, you must apply
Windows XP SP1 or later. Windows XP Media Center Edition and Windows XP
Tablet PC Edition already include SP1.
For additional information about the latest service pack for Windows XP,
click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack
IF you desire to slipstream your Windows XP Professional Disk - consult this
web site:
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?id=160&object=article.cfm
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=295
http://www.petri.co.il/windows_2000_xp_sp_slipstreaming.htm
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