Re: Lost data on 320GB hard disk and corrupted data on 250gb hard
- From: IJVelas <IJVelas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 19:59:01 -0800
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303013
Thanks for correcting me, I reviewed the article again. But why is it that
my hard disks is not recognized correctly by Windows XP? What I did was, I
installed a Windows XP (not SP1 and SP2) and reinstalled Windows XP SP2.
"Shenan Stanley" wrote:
IJVelas wrote:.
My computer setup before reinstalling a fresh copy of WIndows XP is
P4 2.8 Ghz on a Intel PERL Motherboard, 1GB RAM, 128MB Video,
Partitioned PATA 80GB Seagate (C: 40GB, D: 40GB) hard disk, SATA
250GB hard disk (E:), SATA 320GB hard disk (F:). Installed is
Windows XP SP2 with the latest updates by Microsoft. This setup is
already a year old so I've decided to reinstall a fresh copy of
Windows XP. After successfully installing a new Windows XP SP2, I
couldn't access my 320GB hard disk and everytime I boot up my
WIndows XP scandisk always run. I always cancel the scandisk
because I'm afraid that I might loose my valuable data if scandisk
corrects the problems found by scandisk.
Windows XP tells me that my 320GB hard disk is not formatted. I
opened Computer Management to see the list of drives and found out
that my 320GB hard disk is only detected as 130GB hard disk but in
the BIOS it says 320GB hard disk. After doing some research on the
net, I found out that Windows XP doesn't automatically support
large hard drives greater than 130GB (I think). I edited the
registry and added DWORD EnableLargeLba = 1 then rebooted my PC.
After the reboot, Windows XP still reports that my 250GB hard disk
has problems. Opened Computer Management again and checked my hard
drives. Computer Management now reports that my 320GB hard disk has
130GB (healthy) and 170GB (unallocated).
I also lost some data and corrupted files on my 250GB hard disk.
I think the cause of this was Windows XP automatically reconfigured
the partitions on my hard drive since it doesn't support large hard
disks greater than 130GB.
Is it still possible to recover all my data on my 320gb hard disk
and 250gb hard disk drives? What should I do? I am sure that my
hard drives are working in good condition because I just bought
them a few months ago.
Windows XP SP1 and later 'automatically' (out-of-the-box) supports drives
larger than 137GB.
Your results from your research was incorrect or at least incomplete.
As long as you installed Windows XP SP1 or SP2 initially (not updated it to
SP2) - the support was there from the beginning.
You may be having trouble with the drivers for the controller?
Update those from the controller card or motherboard manufacturer?
(If built into the motherboard - the chipset drivers should cover that.)
No one should have suspected a hard disk issue from the information you
gave...
When you installed Windows XP - was it from a CD integrated with SP1 or SP2?
--
Shenan Stanley
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