Re: new 300 GB drive shows as 128 GB


"Rod Carty" <rod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:esTo8$dkGHA.4104@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I'm trying to set up a new 300 GB IDE drive in Windows 2000 Pro SP4. The
model shows correctly in Computer Management - disk properties but the
size shows as 128 GB not 300. It's the same size when I go to partition
it. This is a new motherboard as well, an MSI 865 PE, and it does
recognize the hard drive as the correct model. Any ideas on what I have
to do?

Make sure that the motherboard BIOS recognizes the drive as 300GB. If not, get a BIOS upgrade.

Then, you need to enable 48-bit LBA support in Win2K:

You must enable the support in the Windows registry by adding or changing the EnableBigLba registry value to 1 in the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\atapi\Parameters

To enable 48-bit LBA large-disk support in the registry:

1.

Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).

2.

Locate and then click the following key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Atapi\Parameters

3.

On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:

Value name: EnableBigLba

Data type: REG_DWORD

Value data: 0x1

4.

Quit Registry Editor.


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- Gary Chanson (Windows SDK MVP)
- Abolish Public Schools

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