HDD problem. Please HELP!

[Mam1]

someone help me please !

i have 2 HDD. one is 40G which is partitioned into 2 volumes (c: 10gig, d: 30gig). and the new one (g is 320G.

just replaced my old 80G HDD with this 320G and for some reason i can only use 127G ! ?? i don't have SP2 because i can't install it for some reason it tells me error or whatever and tells me to go to www.howtotell.com. so motherboard problem maybe? somthing to do with the software? i duno what to do...

[_dangtx_]

what is your mobo but i think its the os make a 120 partition .

[Mjölnir]

someone help me please !

i have 2 HDD. one is 40G which is partitioned into 2 volumes (c: 10gig, d: 30gig). and the new one (g is 320G.

just replaced my old 80G HDD with this 320G and for some reason i can only use 127G ! ?? i don't have SP2 because i can't install it for some reason it tells me error or whatever and tells me to go to www.howtotell.com. so motherboard problem maybe? somthing to do with the software? i duno what to do...

Sounds like MS Updates thinks your version of Windows is illegitimate.

Download Magic JellyBean Keyfinder and run it to reveal the XP CD-Key. Enter the first set of digits in a Google search. If they appear, you probably have a pirated copy of Windows installed. If you have original Windows, you should have an OEM sticker stuck somewhere on your PC or an XP folder that the CD came with the CD Key on it. If the key that is installed matches the one on the sticker/folder, you should contact MS about it.

If the CD Key you have doesn't match the sticker/folder, you can change it with Magic JellyBean. From there, run Windows Updates and see how you go.

There's little point contacting MS if you don't have the original folder, however if the store receipt for that PC indicates that you have paid for XP and you have been given a pirated copy, you can report the shop to MS. If you're lucky, that shop will already be on their alert list and they'll just give you a new code.

[AndyR]

This may help

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:
• 48-bit LBA-compatible BIOS.
• 137-GB hard disk or larger.
• You must have Windows XP SP1 installed.
For the original release version of Windows XP Home Edition or of Windows XP Professional, you can enable 48-bit LBA for testing purposes. To do this, set the EnableBigLba registry value to 1 in the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Atapi\Parameters\
Warning Data corruption may occur if either of the following conditions is true:
• You use this registry value to enable 48-bit LBA support in the original release version of Windows XP Home Edition or of Windows XP Professional.
• You install an earlier version of Windows on a disk partition that was previously created by a 48-bit aware operating system, such as Windows XP SP1. And that disk partition is equal to or larger than the current addressable limit of 137 GB.
Note The previous registry setting is ignored in Windows XP SP1 and later. If you try to enable the 48-bit LBA ATAPI support in the original release version of Windows XP Home Edition or of Windows XP Professional by editing the previous registry setting, and you did not meet the minimum requirements, the following issues may occur:
• The registry value EnableBigLba is disabled. If you have a 48-bit compatible BIOS that can support a hard disk that has a capacity that is greater than 137 GB, only the first 137 GB of the hard disk are addressable. The rest of the hard disk is not used.
• The registry value EnableBigLba is enabled, but you do not have a 48-bit LBA compatible BIOS and the capacity of the hard disk is not greater than 137 GB.

If you enable the 48-bit LBA ATAPI support by editing the registry setting, but you lack both a 48-bit LBA compatible BIOS and a hard disk that has a capacity that is see comment than 137 GB, you have not changed the system. The hard disk continues to function as a standard hard disk.
• The registry value EnableBigLba is enabled without a 48-bit LBA compatible BIOS, but you have a hard disk with a capacity that is larger than 137 GB.

If you enable 48-bit ATAPI support in the registry and you have a hard disk that has a capacity that is see comment than 137 GB, but you do not have a 48-bit LBA compatible BIOS, only the first 137 GB of the hard disk are addressable. The remainder of the hard disk is not used.

[ArcticBirdman]

Unless you can update your BIOS, it looks like you mobo is too old to recognize drives over 137 GB. You can get a PCI IDE controller card which will allow you to see the entire 320 GB, something which I am doing for a co-worker who ran into same problem you have. You might have to check out E-bay as I am not sure if anyone still makes them. Both Adaptec and Promise made them. The Adaptec one I will be using is Adaptec ASH 1233 Ultra ATA 133 IDE PCI Controller Card. This will at least allow you to use this larger hard drive on the older mobo. Another card, this one by Promise is Promise Ultra 133TX2 PCI to ATA Controller Card. Hope this helps.

[AVONARMY]

Maybe you can try some software, using Demo Version to confirm if there is possibility to find that.


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[Mam1]

i reinstalled windows with sp2 in it and now the problem has been solved. thanks alot folks !