Re: Adding 200 GB Western Digital drive to machine

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From: Mikhail Zhilin (mwz_at_x.REMOVEx.aha.ru)
Date: 12/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 23:04:01 +0300

On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 21:43:57 +0200, "Kenny S" <hotmail@coldmail.com>
wrote:

>Wrong.
>windows without SP1 cannot handle any hard disk.
>there is a 137 barrier.. and even with SP1 or 2 you need to
>enable large disks

"How to enable 48-bit Logical Block Addressing support for ATAPI disk
drives in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q303013

<Quote>
"Windows XP SP1 includes 48-bit LBA support for ATAPI disk drives. With
this support, you can use hard disks that are larger than the current
137 GB limit. _By_default, _support_is_enabled_in_SP1_."
</Quote> 

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Mikhail Zhilin
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
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Please reply to the newsgroups only.
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>"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message 
>news:Oor0MRQ7EHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Windows XP can handle virtually any size hard drive.
>> Apparently, you'll need to purchase a new modern motherboard
>> that is designed to accommodate a 200GB hard drive.
>>
>> -- 
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP - Shell/User
>>
>> Be Smart!  Protect Your PC!
>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "Glenn" wrote:
>>
>> | I have just added a 200 GB Western Digital hard drive to my machine. I 
>> tried
>> | using EZDrive to set it up and it tells me my Bios won't support the 
>> drive. I
>> | tried updating my bios and it is the same. Is my problem with my 
>> motherboard
>> | or with Windows XP Pro?
>> | -- 
>> | Glenn 
>

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