Re: Cna't create a Partition during install

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Yes big LBA is MS win specific.
If you have an early edition of win, you have to create a slipstreamed
version with the sp1 (or latest) in order for big LBA to be enabled in the
instalation/setup process.
If you use a none big LBA win (pre sp1), it will see a maximum of 137gb

However you say yours is Winxp sp2, in which case LBA is enabled by default
A 200gb disk should format to about 186gb

If the bios shows 8gb only something is wrong
Have you reset bios to defaults?
What PC or mobo do you have?

"Ken Pinard" <Ken_Pinard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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When you say LBA is enabled within WinXP, does that mean that the sp2/sp1
has to already have been applied to the install disk before I try and
install it on the computer? (By that I mean an install disk of WinXP SP2.)

In the bios it registers as an 8 gig drive. But when I run the install
program it finds all 178 gigs.

I formated on another drive initially to find out if the drive was bad or
not. No other reason. Its the partition tools in the WinXP cd that are not
running, that is the problem.

I have verified the jumpers with the manufacturer and it shows up on the
bios setup as the only drive on that IDE Controller.

Thank you,

Ken

"DL" <dl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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LBA is enabled within winxp, from I recollect sp2 or is it sp1?
With that age of mobo the bios should support large disks, assuming the
bios
has been set to defaults is the 200gb recognised in the bios?
Why are you formating on another PC?, the winxp cd has all the tools to
partition/format from scratch
Are the jumpers correctly set on the hd.

"Ken Pinard" <Ken_Pinard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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When I try to install WindowsXP on a fresh computer I am having a
problem
creating a partition.

Computer is 1 1/2 years old. 2.4 ghz.

I have a 200 gig HD. I tried changing the bios to LBA and Large and CHS
to
no avail.

When the install application gets to the "Select a partition", it shows
about 178Gigs unallocated. (even though it has been formated on another
computer first).
I click the "C" to create a new partition.
I select the default size (even tried 2 gigs, 10, gigs, 50gigs,
100gigs)
and
hit enter key.
It normally returns immediatly to the previous screen showing that the
178Gigs is unallocated.
On occasion it says processing for up to 30 seconds then returns to the
previous screen showing that 178 gigs is unallocated.

I have tried different install cds and dvds (swapping out drives
accordingly). Same thing.

I tried setting the UDMA in the bios, no affect.

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Ken








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