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"Anna" wrote:
>
> "Elvi" <Elvi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:195ACB78-7E21-44D4-91C8-E608F8B2B161@microsoft.com...
> >I have windows xp home edition. I have a problem with it not detecting the
> > right size of my hard drive, I bought a 300 gigs hard drive and it detects
> > only 127.
> > Any help would be appreciated.
>
>
> Elvi:
> The likelihood is you've run up against the 137 GB (about 127 GB binary)
> "barrier" inherent in the original version of the XP operating system.
>
> There are two basic requirements for your system to recognize the full
> capacity of your HD...
> 1. The motherboard's BIOS must support large-capacity disks. Virtually every
> motherboard manufactured over the past four years or so has this capability.
> If your motherboard is older and doesn't have this capability, frequently
> there's a BIOS upgrade from the motherboard's manufacturer to provide it.
> 2. The XP OS must include SP1 and/or SP2.
>
> I would guess that your present XP OS does *not* include either SP1 or SP2.
> Is that right?
>
> If that is the case, install SP2 and the full capacity of the HD will be
> recognized (again assuming it's supported by your motherboard's BIOS as
> noted above). The additional disk capacity above your present 127 GB will be
> considered "unallocated" disk space - which you can partition-format using
> XP's Disk Management utility.
>
> BTW, the total disk capacity of your 300 GB advertised HD will be reflected
> by the OS as somewhat smaller since it's measured in binary terms.
> Anna
>
>
>
>
> "Elvi" <Elvi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:195ACB78-7E21-44D4-91C8-E608F8B2B161@microsoft.com...
> >I have windows xp home edition. I have a problem with it not detecting the
> > right size of my hard drive, I bought a 300 gigs hard drive and it detects
> > only 127.
> > Any help would be appreciated.
>
>
> Elvi:
> The likelihood is you've run up against the 137 GB (about 127 GB binary)
> "barrier" inherent in the original version of the XP operating system.
>
> There are two basic requirements for your system to recognize the full
> capacity of your HD...
> 1. The motherboard's BIOS must support large-capacity disks. Virtually every
> motherboard manufactured over the past four years or so has this capability.
> If your motherboard is older and doesn't have this capability, frequently
> there's a BIOS upgrade from the motherboard's manufacturer to provide it.
> 2. The XP OS must include SP1 and/or SP2.
>
> I would guess that your present XP OS does *not* include either SP1 or SP2.
> Is that right?
>
> If that is the case, install SP2 and the full capacity of the HD will be
> recognized (again assuming it's supported by your motherboard's BIOS as
> noted above). The additional disk capacity above your present 127 GB will be
> considered "unallocated" disk space - which you can partition-format using
> XP's Disk Management utility.
>
> BTW, the total disk capacity of your 300 GB advertised HD will be reflected
> by the OS as somewhat smaller since it's measured in binary terms.
> Anna
>
>
>