Re: Windows won't boot if any partition extends past 120 GB on 250 GB drive

I already knew 48-LBA was supported thanks to another program I downloaded. However, I did download yours. It was nicer. It does say that 48-bit LBA is supported.

I should note that the drive in question has been chirping. When my previous drive did that, someone at http://hddguru.com said to return the drive. I did that. So far, I have only noticed it with this drive (the replacement) once with Windows failing to wake up from hibernation once (cause unknown as I was asleep).

However, neither of the programs that I have run to check things like that have had a problem. Please note that your program sees this drive as only 137 GB. It knows about 48-bit LBA drives but can't properly recognize one?

JS wrote:
> Verify if HD Tune indicates your drive supports 48Bit LBA.
> HD Tune, provides drive info and has an option to test your drive.
> http://www.hdtune.com/
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