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Subject: Gigabyte K8VT 800 Drivers?

Original Message

Name: rob1969
Date: May 12, 2007 at 08:05:35 Pacific
Subject: Gigabyte K8VT 800 Drivers?
OS: windows xp service pack 2
CPU/Ram: amd athlon xp 64 3200

Comment:

Hello can someone please help me, I am looking for the latest drivers for my Gigabyte K8VT 800 motherboard,not sure if its 1x or 2 x or even what the difference is!, I have recently reformatted my pc and since then my Maxtor 200 gig hard drive is showing 203 gigs in the bios but 137 gigs in windows device manager. I have heard that getting the latest drivers can remedy this but would be grateful of any advice.
Thanks in advance.
Rob.

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Response Number 1

Name: Santa
Date: May 12, 2007 at 08:47:57 Pacific
Subject: Gigabyte K8VT 800 Drivers?

Reply: (edit)

137GB is a Windows XP limit in relation to LBA48, therefore you need a BIOS or XP Update see:
http://www.48bitlba.com/

If you still want whatever drivers you feel you need try:
http://www.via.com.tw as they manufacture the K8V chipsets....

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Response Number 2

Name: rob1969
Date: May 12, 2007 at 08:52:25 Pacific
Subject: Gigabyte K8VT 800 Drivers?

Reply: (edit)

Thanks Santa I will check that out.
All the best

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Response Number 3

Name: rob1969
Date: May 12, 2007 at 09:01:06 Pacific
Subject: Gigabyte K8VT 800 Drivers?

Reply: (edit)

It seems I have to reformat to get my hard drive to read the right size, Im not prepared to do that after all the grief I have had after losing everything in a huge crash and I have just got everything going ok so I guess I will have to live with losing 70 gig on my drive, unless of course anyone knows a way to get my hard drive back to the right size without partioning and or formatting?

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Response Number 4

Name: Santa
Date: May 12, 2007 at 11:20:36 Pacific
Subject: Gigabyte K8VT 800 Drivers?

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In XP Dixk Management you should be able to create a Partition with the remaining space.
Otherwise:
http://www.symantec.com/home_homeof...
or
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputin...

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Response Number 5

Name: rob1969
Date: May 12, 2007 at 12:50:26 Pacific
Subject: Gigabyte K8VT 800 Drivers?

Reply: (edit)

Thanks again mate,never tried to do this kind of thing before but there is a first time for everything and will give it a go with ghost I got a copy with my last harddrive often wondered what its for!

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Response Number 6

Name: Santa
Date: May 12, 2007 at 13:22:37 Pacific
Subject: Gigabyte K8VT 800 Drivers?

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Ghost - pointed URL to Partition Magic

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Response Number 7

Name: rob1969
Date: May 13, 2007 at 04:56:55 Pacific
Subject: Gigabyte K8VT 800 Drivers?

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Oh ok sorry for some reason it took me to ghost.
I think I will take it to my local PC shop and let them have the hassle, its all beyond me!

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