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bendsley · 12-05-2006, 08:21 AM

The controller will only show 137gigs no matter what size the harddrive. Disk management will only be able to report what the controller is telling it, in this case, 137gig.

Dilbert is correct that the controller will need to be updated to see past the lba48 limitation. Windows XP (pre service packs) only allowed up to 137gig, but this was fixed in SP1 for XP, so we're at the point to update the firmware now. Windows XP-SP2 can see up to 16 Terabytes or so I believe, this may have changed though.

How to enable 48-bit Logical Block Addressing support for ATAPI disk drives in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...en-us%3b303013

More Support
http://techpatterns.com/forums/about260.html

Yet more info: http://www.dewassoc.com/kbase/hard_d...e_barriers.htm
Due to BIOS limitations as well as those unique to Windows®, partitioning and formatting drives larger than 137 Gigabytes without proper driver or controller support will result in data loss when storing data to the drive beyond the 137 GB Barrier.

In order for you system to recognize more than 137 GB you will need to utilize one of the following recommended solutions:

1. If you have a motherboard that has a Intel chipset (810, 810E, 810E2, 815, 815, 815E, 815EP, 815P, 820, 820E, 830M, 830MP, 830MG, 840, 845, 850, or 860) please visit Intel's web site and download the Intel Application Accelerator. Intel's Application Accelerator supports the full capacity of drives larger than 137 GB.
2. If you do not have a motherboard that has a Intel chipset then it is recommended that you purchase an Ultra ATA 133 PCI card that supports 48 bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA). You can purchase the Maxtor Ultra ATA 133 PCI Card, which supports drives that are larger than 137 GB, directly from us or your local distributor.

12-05-2006, 08:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
bendsley Professional Loafer Location: texas	The controller will only show 137gigs no matter what size the harddrive. Disk management will only be able to report what the controller is telling it, in this case, 137gig. Dilbert is correct that the controller will need to be updated to see past the lba48 limitation. Windows XP (pre service packs) only allowed up to 137gig, but this was fixed in SP1 for XP, so we're at the point to update the firmware now. Windows XP-SP2 can see up to 16 Terabytes or so I believe, this may have changed though. How to enable 48-bit Logical Block Addressing support for ATAPI disk drives in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default...en-us%3b303013 More Support http://techpatterns.com/forums/about260.html Yet more info: http://www.dewassoc.com/kbase/hard_d...e_barriers.htm Due to BIOS limitations as well as those unique to Windows®, partitioning and formatting drives larger than 137 Gigabytes without proper driver or controller support will result in data loss when storing data to the drive beyond the 137 GB Barrier. In order for you system to recognize more than 137 GB you will need to utilize one of the following recommended solutions: 1. If you have a motherboard that has a Intel chipset (810, 810E, 810E2, 815, 815, 815E, 815EP, 815P, 820, 820E, 830M, 830MP, 830MG, 840, 845, 850, or 860) please visit Intel's web site and download the Intel Application Accelerator. Intel's Application Accelerator supports the full capacity of drives larger than 137 GB. 2. If you do not have a motherboard that has a Intel chipset then it is recommended that you purchase an Ultra ATA 133 PCI card that supports 48 bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA). You can purchase the Maxtor Ultra ATA 133 PCI Card, which supports drives that are larger than 137 GB, directly from us or your local distributor. __________________ "You hear the one about the fella who died, went to the pearly gates? St. Peter let him in. Sees a guy in a suit making a closing argument. Says, "Who's that?" St. Peter says, "Oh, that's God. Thinks he's Denny Crane."