XP SP2 and 137GB of my 300GB WD SATA Hard drive

[Kati]

Hello

I have slipstreamed SP2 in my copy of Windows XP Corporate.
I tried to install it on a new 300GB SATA Western Digital Hard disk,
but during setup installation I can only see 137GB of my 300 GB.
I read that only copies of Windows with EnableBigLBA can see the right
disk space.
This set was made from SP1, but I still can't see the correct disk
space.
How to fix it?

Thanks a lot

 

[JS]

Does you BIOS support 48 bit LBA?

JS

 

[Bob I]

What version is Windows XP Corporate?

Does you BIOS support 48 bit LBA?

JS

 

[Kati]

I have an ASUS P4C DELUXE with BIOS ver. 1019.002 which is the LATEST
apart from the 1021 BETA that I dont want to install.
In Windows I can see the correct disk space of the hard drive.

Kemco ha scritto:

 

[JS]

Try HD Tune, provides drive info one of which is if you are using 48 bit
LBA.
http://www.hdtune.com/

If you are using 48 bit LBA then use Windows 'Disk Management' to partition
the remaining space.
If your PC does not support 48 bit then you will need a PCI card and
associated drivers to connect your drive to get all the drive space.

JS

 

[jt3]

I thought that since SP1 supported 48-bit and XP doesn't use the BIOS once
loaded, it shouldn't make any difference?

Joe

 

[jt3]

Unless the machine is really old and using one of those hokey 28-bit
shifting patchy techniques. But I'd have thought he wouldn't get XP to work
on a machine that old.

Joe

 

[Asher_N]

What version is Windows XP Corporate?

It usually refer to a pirated copy of a volume license XP Pro.