Re: XP-HOME-SP2 sees 160GB. BIOS sees 137GB. Can I use 160GB?

From: Kathea Banshou (KatheaBanshou_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/19/04 

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:29:04 -0800

Let me see if I understand your your problem: you have an existing XP
installation on a 160 Gb HD and you want to extend that partition to the full
160 Gb?

To answer the "what are the risks" question, it's simple--you risk losing
your installation of XP. I've successfully extended the partition that has
the OS on it, but it's pretty risky and I'd probably not attempt it without
some good backups.

If the question is whether you can get your system to see and use a 160 Mb
hard drive, the answer is "yes". Most hard drive vendors supply dynamic
drive overlays that help the BIOS handle those large drives.

"Jeff W" wrote:

> Sorry Chuck - if I could upgrade my bios I'd be fine
> /j
>
> Chuck Davis wrote:
>
> >"Jeff W" wrote:
> >
> >> I'm running XP HOME SP2. My 160GB hard disk has only the first 120GB
> >> formatted. My BIOS sees only 137GB of the disk, but both XP Disk
> >> Management and PartitionMagic see 160GB. There are no BIOS upgrades
> >> available (even from esupport.com). I don't want to use an ATA card
> >> because I may have to reformat the disk.
> >>
> >> Since the OS sees 160GB, what is the risk if I extend the partition to
> >> use it?
> >>
> >> has anyone done this successfully?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> /j
> >>
> >>
> >A 32 bit processor cannot address that much. Your disk should have come with
> >a program that resolves the problem. If not, ask! No problem with an AMD 64
> >bit processor.
> >
> >
>

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