Case Fan question

Flint · 04-05-2009, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mbpark

Flint,

Your machine may have an older BIOS that doesn't recognize 48-bit LBA mode and is capped at 128GB.

You can sliptstream your XP install and try that. If it still does not recognize your HD as the proper size, its a BIOS issue.

It's an xfx nForce SLI, overclockers mobo--I don't think it has an "older BIOS" on it.
I thought the "127 GB drive" symptom was a known limitation of pre-service pack XP.

tw · 04-05-2009, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

I thought the "127 GB drive" symptom was a known limitation of pre-service pack XP.

Drive limitation is a function of software on the motherboard. When the BIOS limitation exists, then Window's Disk Manager would not permit that drive to be partitioned beyond that BIOS limitation.

Meanwhile, many disk manufacturers provide a BIOS extender software on a CD rom.

mbpark · 04-06-2009, 09:59 AM

Flint,

I haven't seen one of those CDs in years. Seriously. They stopped making them 7 years ago. The patch was included in SP2, which came out in 2004. They haven't had those CDs available in a few years

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There were some older Dell models that had the issue in hardware too, which is why I specifically mentioned the BIOS.

Better to just grab a copy of AutoStreamer or a similar program, integrate SP3 into a copy of your installation CD using a process called "slipstreaming", and install that way.

I have had very bad experience with partition managers on boot volumes. You are better off installing onto the full 500GB and then working from there. The only programs that I have found to work even somewhat correctly were the Western Digital drive rescue programs for straight drive upgrades on a PC, and I used those under Windows 2000 Professional with the W2K version of the patch.

Even then, I saw issues with programs that used Microsoft Installer "reinstalling" themselves, specifically Visual Studio.

Slipstream it, do it right, and do it once

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

It's an xfx nForce SLI, overclockers mobo--I don't think it has an "older BIOS" on it.
I thought the "127 GB drive" symptom was a known limitation of pre-service pack XP.

Flint · 04-06-2009, 10:01 AM

Yes, I will be reinstalling the OS. I just used the disc I had on hand at the time.

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