XP, Gigabyte ga81exp - max hd size?

[Moon]

Hi, i want to get a new HD but cant find from my manual or gigabyte web site
the max size my board can take: GA81EXP rev 1.2 latest bios.
Anyone running a 160 or 250gb with this board?

Moon

 

[Rich Barry]

Moon, if you have SP1 installed then your system should recognize Drives
larger than 137G.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Hi, i want to get a new HD but cant find from my manual or gigabyte
web site the max size my board can take: GA81EXP rev 1.2 latest bios.
Anyone running a 160 or 250gb with this board?

Moon, if you have SP1 installed then your system should recognize
Drives larger than 137G.

So his board (which I could not find on the GigaByte website with that
revision) will recognize hard drives above 137GB natively?

 

[Moon]

Check for GA81EXP (rev 1.2) in 'others'
http://uk.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_NewProduct_List.htm

Moon

 

[Rich Barry]

Moon, I found some more info for you.
http://www.48bitlba.com./

http://www.techspot.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=6526

 

[Moon]

Thanks, having read that i think i will go for 120gb to avoid any issues
(especially as gigabyte seem unable to provide info as to whether the board
will support 160gb).

Moon

 

[Les Herrman]

Hi, i want to get a new HD but cant find from my manual or gigabyte web site
the max size my board can take: GA81EXP rev 1.2 latest bios.
Anyone running a 160 or 250gb with this board?

Moon

According to the Gigabyte website that particular board will not
support that large of a drive.

It only has support for UDMA 100/66

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http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_GA-8IEX (Rev 1.2).htm