bearskin Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 WOW! Things have really changed around here while I was out of town. Looks like a lot of new fun! On to biz. I have never run into this with any XP system running SP2. I just installed a new Maxtor 500 GB SATA 300 hdd and XP only sees 137 GB as if SP2 were not installed. And yes ... I already tried re-installing SP2. Has anyone run into this? Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lavell Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 There is a registry hack to fix this. Before you perform this, make sure you back up the registry just in case something goes wrong. After you perform the backup, follow these steps: 1) From the taskbar, click "Start". Then click "Run". In the open box, type "regedit" and click "Ok". 2) Navigate to the following key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesAtapiParameters] 3) Right-click the "Parameters" key. A menu will pop up. Click "New". Another menu will pop up. Click "DWORD Value". 4) Type EnableBigLba in the right-hand side of the window. Type this just as you see it (without the bold type). Hit Enter. 5) Double-click on the new DWORD and type the number 1 in the value data box (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled). 6) Exit the registry and reboot the computer. Now you should see all 500GB of your hard drive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearskin Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 Thanks Lavell. I'll give that a try after work tomorrow when my eyes aren't so fuzzy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearskin Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 Lavell, just tried the regedit. Followed instructions to the letter, didn't work. In the right half of the window the place I typed "EnableBigLba' was a small box. Did I miss something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lavell Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 What small box? I've enclosed a snapshot of what the registry should look like after the hack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearskin Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 Lavell, The box I referred to is the one that opens when click on "DWORD VALUE". As to your screenshot... mine looks EXACTLY like yours clearly displaying the value of 1. C drive in My Comp still shows only 127 GB? Any more suggestions... PLEASE!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lavell Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 Is this the boot drive? If so, you may have to reformat the hard drive and reinstall Windows XP. If not, go to Maxtor's website and download "Big Drive Enabler". Install it and reboot the computer. Here's the link. http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?loca...000dd04090aRCRD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearskin Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 Lavell, Yes, it is the boot and only drive on this system. I just tried your link and it said, "48 bit LBA support is enabled. You do not need this update." ??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lavell Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 That tells me that the registry hack did work. But because this is the only drive in the system, you will have to reformat the hard drive and reinstall Windows XP. Before you do, go back to the Maxtor website and download MaxBlast 4. This utility will format your hard drive before installing Windows XP. Choose which format of MaxBlast 4 you want. Floppy: http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?loca...000dd04090aRCRD Bootable CD ISO Image file: http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?loca...000dd04090aRCRD Use this utility to format your hard drive. Don't use the Windows XP CD. Backup your data before you do this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearskin Posted March 8, 2007 Posted March 8, 2007 Lavell, Why the Maxtor format utility and not the one on the xp cd? Bear Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lavell Posted March 8, 2007 Posted March 8, 2007 Provided that the instructions in the utility are followed, MaxBlast 4 will properly format your hard drive so when Windows XP is installed, it will see all of 500GB of the hard drive. The format utility on the Windows XP CD will rob a little bit of space of your hard drive while MaxBlast will give you all of it. Which brings me to a question. Does your Windows XP CD comes with Service Pack 2 or do you install SP2 like a patch? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearskin Posted March 9, 2007 Posted March 9, 2007 Downloaded SP2 from MS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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