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  1. March 4th, 2006, 05:50 PM #1
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    HD not reading right

     
    Ok This is a New HD its a Maxtor Diamond 10 300GB 16mb SATA-150 HD OEM

    Problem is that when I was getting ready to install WinXp it shows up Half of the amount it suppose to be? 127 gig? I downloaded Killdisk and put it onto a cd just incase....I just slapped everything together Meaning I didnt look at the drive when I opened assuming it has to be 300GB I tied everything down neatly so *sigh* I really didnt want to go and remove the HD and the HD cooler Plus I never used killdisk if anyone can tell me how to use it if it is needed to do so unless there is a simple fix...

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    Mobo: Gigabyte K8N-E skt 754
    CPU : 64 3400+
    Ram: 2 gig pc3200 Adata
    Video: XFX Geforce 6600GT PCI-e

    Everything is working great except this HD issue which it isnt reading right...
    I think I got alittle to Excited to quick besides this wont even be my comp LOL Im building it for someone else CPU Idle stay cools at 27-30C IM using a Skt A system right now Man believe it or not This SktA system feeeeeeellllsssssssss soooo Slow now LOL
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  2. March 4th, 2006, 05:56 PM #2
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    You need to enable Large LBA in BIOS and install SP1 on XP or SP3+ on 2K.
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    Strange I didnt see that I will check it again Blah ok I will have to take this comp off and put that one on.....Just curious does that mean I have to reinstall WinXP again? Man I thought that is always set to auto
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    Read here
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303013
    This can show up as a 137gb limit or 128gb limit. Depends on the system.
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    Also another question doesnt that have to do with just IDE HD? Just curious thought it didnt affect SATA HD Doh I feel like such a noob
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    SATA 'shouldn't' be subject to LBA limitations.... shouldn't be is the keyword... I have a 250GB Seagate SATA HDD on 2K and I had issues with it not posting the full 250GB to Windows...
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