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

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"Will Pittenger" <no-spam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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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Anna wrote:
Will:
It seems reasonably clear (I least I *think* it's "reasonably clear"!)
that
when you installed your large-capacity HDD your XP OS did *not* contain
SP1
and/or SP2. Would I be correct about that?

Should that be the case the OS will *not* detect disk-capacity > 137 GB
(roughly 128 GB binary). Should you subsequently install SP1 and/or SP2
the
full capacity of the disk will be recognized however the remaining disk
space > the 137 GB (128 GB) will be considered "unallocated space", i.e.,
disk space that you can partition/format using XP's Disk Management
utility.
So at the minimum you have two partitions on the drive.

Obviously we're assuming your BIOS supports large-capacity disks and
judging
from your description it does.
Anna

P.S.
The "chirping" is another story. Just ensure you maintain current backups
of
your system.


"Will Pittenger" <no-spam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Incidentally, as the attached screenshot shows, parts of Windows
correctly see the size of the drive.


Will:
(NOTE: Screenshot of Disk Management OP attached indicates HDD capacity
totaling 111.79 GB - 3 partitions + 1 of unallocated disk space)

Bear with me if this is a silly question - but bear with me, OK?

Is there any possibility - any possibility at all - that your "250 GB" HDD
is, in reality, a 120 GB HDD?

It's interesting that Disk Management reflects total disk capacity of 111.79
GB. Interesting because that's virtually the *precise* disk capacity (in
binary terms) of a 120 GB HDD.
Anna


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