Re: large hard drive issue
From: Bruce (bderouen_at_excite.com)
Date: 06/24/04
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Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 13:31:31 -0500
FYI...I just decided to format it through Disk Management. I may merge the
partitions later or just keep it that way.
Thanks again for the help!
-- Bruce "Bruce" <bderouen@excite.com> wrote in message news:MpECc.20667$wS2.3175@okepread03... > Now that's a good point MP. The Disk managment Utility shows the entire > drive, but right about 62 Gigs unallocated. Maybe I can use something > like Partition Magic (I think that's what we have) to format and allocate > it. I'll see what I have and try that. > > Thanks for pointing that out!! That may have saved me a lot of work! :) > > By the way, I said "that's the same thing"...I meant the same thing as > what Jerry pointed out...and that I had SP-1 installed. According to that > link in the MS Knowledge base, it says to be able to recognize the large > drives, LBA has to be enabled. As I understood it, either SP-1 or later > has to be installed or you do the registry fix to enable it. Since I have > those installed, it should have worked, as I understand it. Of course, > I could be wrong! <grin> > > Thanks again! > Bruce > "masterprometheus" <masterprometheus666@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:%23gDuUsfWEHA.3284@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >> >> "Bruce" <bderouen@excite.com> wrote in message >> news:wApCc.20422$wS2.5123@okepread03... >>> That's the same thing. >> >> Same with what ? Has nothing to do with LBA setting in the BIOS if you >> mean this. >> >>> It just enables 48 bit LBA support if you don't >>> already have SP-1 installed. I not only have SP-1 installed but I >> have SP-2 >>> installed. >> >> That's ok. But did you check if the value exist in the registry ? Won't >> take much time. >> >>> That's what's so puzzling about this. Thanks for the try though. >> >> No problem. BTW, how did you partition and format the drive ? Did you >> look at disk management to see if it can recognize the whole size of the >> drive ? >> >> Good luck again >> MP >> >>> Bruce >>> "masterprometheus" <masterprometheus666@hotmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:eLfogjWWEHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >>> > It's a windows setting. Look at that article : >>> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303013 >>> > >>> > MP >>> > >>> > "Bruce" <bderouen@excite.com> wrote in message >>> > news:mXdCc.20119$wS2.12798@okepread03... >>> >> I have both of that. All my updates are installed and I checked >> that >>> > LBA is >>> >> on in the bios. It's set to auto on that hard drive. I'm assuming >>> > that's >>> >> what you mean, right? or is it something under windows? >> >> > >
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