Windows 2000 hard drive size

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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
 
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kben-us305098

Your bios also has to support large disks

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