hard drive size

[Guest darrenp@abnet.ca]

hello i have a 300g hard drive but is only registering as a 127g. seems a bit

of a waste on size. does anybody know of a fix for this?

running 2000 pro

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: hard drive size

 

This article should sort it.

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305098

 

 

 

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"darrenp@abnet.ca" wrote:

> hello i have a 300g hard drive but is only registering as a 127g. seems a

> bit

> of a waste on size. does anybody know of a fix for this?

> running 2000 pro

[Guest DL]

Re: hard drive size

 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305098

 

Your bios also has to support large disks

 

"darrenp@abnet.ca" <darrenp@abnet.ca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:607FAC56-8AC6-42B6-972E-EB8BFF6A7017@microsoft.com...

> hello i have a 300g hard drive but is only registering as a 127g. seems a

> bit

> of a waste on size. does anybody know of a fix for this?

> running 2000 pro

[Guest nesredep egrob]

Re: hard drive size

 

 

rebootOn Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:47:01 -0800, darrenp@abnet.ca

<darrenp@abnet.ca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>hello i have a 300g hard drive but is only registering as a 127g. seems a bit

>of a waste on size. does anybody know of a fix for this?

>running 2000 pro

 

 

Start/run/regedit

(if unsure export registry for safety)

select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

navigate to system/services/atapi/parameters or

system/currentcontrolset/services/atapi/parameters

right click for new

Select Dword name it EnableBigLba (take note of case)

set value to 1

end regedit

reboot

[Guest zeke7]

Re: hard drive size

 

On Dec 17 2007, 2:53 pm, nesredep egrob <Long. -31,48.21 Lat.

115,47.40> wrote:

> rebootOn Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:47:01 -0800, darr...@abnet.ca

>

> <darr...@abnet.ca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> >hello i have a 300g hard drive but is only registering as a 127g. seems a bit

> >of a waste on size. does anybody know of a fix for this?

> >running 2000 pro

>

> Start/run/regedit

> (if unsure export registry for safety)

> select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

> navigate to system/services/atapi/parameters or

> system/currentcontrolset/services/atapi/parameters

> right click for new

> Select Dword name it EnableBigLba (take note of case)

> set value to 1

> end regeditreboot

 

Why are we manually having to execute these regedit patches to enable

>137gb hard drive access? Can't a simple Windows Update execute this

regpatch automatically?

[Guest nesredep egrob]

Re: hard drive size

 

On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 21:59:03 -0800 (PST), zeke7 <zekebauer@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Dec 17 2007, 2:53 pm, nesredep egrob <Long. -31,48.21 Lat.

>115,47.40> wrote:

>> rebootOn Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:47:01 -0800, darr...@abnet.ca

>>

>> <darr...@abnet.ca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>> >hello i have a 300g hard drive but is only registering as a 127g. seems a bit

>> >of a waste on size. does anybody know of a fix for this?

>> >running 2000 pro

>>

>> Start/run/regedit

>> (if unsure export registry for safety)

>> select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

>> navigate to system/services/atapi/parameters or

>> system/currentcontrolset/services/atapi/parameters

>> right click for new

>> Select Dword name it EnableBigLba (take note of case)

>> set value to 1

>> end regeditreboot

>

>Why are we manually having to execute these regedit patches to enable

>>137gb hard drive access? Can't a simple Windows Update execute this

>regpatch automatically?

 

Even my system had to have that update when I fitted the 750GB disks. Despite

the fact that I wrote it, I had to refer to it as memory (personal) is not as

good as the written word.

I regret - If I have to do it with such an updated system, remember I have 2

320GB that worked well when I fitted the first 750GB then anybody coming along

with that question will get the 'signature' slammed at them - Remember it does

work and it causes very little work.

 

Borge in sunny Perth, Australia