200GB Maxtor becomes 127GB
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Another problem.
I am using Maxtor DiamondMax 6Y200P0 HDD but my Windows XP Professional(SP2-patched only) can only detect 123GB.My HDD is a 200GB HDD!
I tried to use a Big Drive Enabler software provided by maxtor to enable Windows to detect more than 137GB of HDD but cannot work.
Link : http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Maxtor/menuitem.3c67e325e0a6b1f6294198b091346068/?channelpath=%2Fen_us%2FSupport%2FSoftware+Downloads%2FView+By+Category%2FDesktop+Storage/DiamondMax%20Family/Utilities&downloadID=11
the initial installation seem to be OK but the HDD size is still the same...so I ran the file again and it says that the windows registry has already been changed to allow 48-bit LBA and wants me to exit the software(so the software is supposed to have worked)...so I am at a loss on what to do from here...
anyone can help? -
go google it. i've encountered and replied the solution to this question before.
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googling in sgforums now.no luck so far.Originally posted by ^tamago^:go google it. i've encountered and replied the solution to this question before.
got hint or not?cannot find leh -
is this problem on your hdd preceding to the one here?
http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=205220
if not i suggest youfix this one firts before going into your USB OS boot one later. -
no.they refer to different HDDs on different PCs.Originally posted by troublemaker2005:is this problem on your hdd preceding to the one here?
http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=205220
if not i suggest youfix this one firts before going into your USB OS boot one later.
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lemme guess..XP SP1?
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i posted the solution last year. dun think can dig, but if u use google sure can find the solution in other message boards.
google is ur bestest frd~! -
ahahh i using seagate 100GB HDD but in the end only can detect 88 GB in my6 com.. hahah same case too...
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Yours is pretty alright because some of the space may be used up for future formatting purposes.Originally posted by Cpt.ZR:ahahh i using seagate 100GB HDD but in the end only can detect 88 GB in my6 com.. hahah same case too...
200
127GB is a pretty huge change. Have you tried testing out the hard disk on another computer? -
SP2.Originally posted by lpx88:lemme guess..XP SP1? -
yup.still 127GB.Originally posted by chanff8:200 127GB is a pretty huge change. Have you tried testing out the hard disk on another computer?
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ahahhaa.... thats what i tot too but hey only 20 gb...
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Hard disk controller too old. Go change motherboard la... hee hee... Next time remember to partition also
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the issue is due to a missing support for a format which can support disks above 127GB in SP1..... upgrading to SP2 or downloading the patch from Microsoft KB will help.
it is a known issue. missing 35% of ur available space is simply horrendous. -
problem is that I am already on SP2...Originally posted by ^tamago^:the issue is due to a missing support for a format which can support disks above 127GB in SP1..... upgrading to SP2 or downloading the patch from Microsoft KB will help.
it is a known issue. missing 35% of ur available space is simply horrendous. -
alittle bit off topic...my zen micro oso became from 6gb to 5gb...
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i have the same exact problem last time, 200Gb maxtor but end up only detect 127gb. Cuz my windows installed w only SP1, subsequently, i reformated and reinstall Windows XP2 (upgrade MUST be together with the install program), then it detected 200Gb perfectly!
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try patching it anyway. it's a missing support for a type of file system above 127GB. (2^7-1)Originally posted by Xcert:problem is that I am already on SP2... -
y not try formatting the harddisk again...
cause i buy maxtor 300gb...
but after i install windows i only can see 50gb...
den i format again to get the rest...
making 1 hard disk into 3 part...
haha....
try it out...format it... -
what nightzip mentioned was slipstream WinXp OS disc with SP2. others made it work too here too!
dun know what mobo and other hardware specs u all using always got prob. all my previous builds also no such prob when u really look for compatible parts and non of them have technology too way before of one another and have to tweak here patch there.
all my previous build i install the original WinXP disc...go into OS, hdd all read correct the i install sp2 also no prob