160 gb HD only detected as 130 gb

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160 gb HD only detected as 130 gb

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Name: danny
Date: September 3, 2003 at 21:43:32 Pacific
Subject: 160 gb HD only detected as 130 gb
OS: win xp pro
CPU/Ram: 512

Comment:

i just installed a maxtor 160gb hd but it only show 131gb, what can i do to get the other 20+gb?
thanks

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Response Number 1

Name: Adam
Date: September 3, 2003 at 22:19:37 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

You will need an IDE controller that supports a 48bit LBA, what mobo have you got?

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Response Number 2

Name: danny
Date: September 3, 2003 at 22:30:57 Pacific

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my mobo is an asus a7n8x. im running this HD off of an ata 133 pci card, because i have 3 other HDs and 1 dvd/1 dvdr drives

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Response Number 3

Name: hwood
Date: September 4, 2003 at 09:17:57 Pacific

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Danny:
Make sure the 160gb drive is connected to the ATA133 controller (48-bit LBA support is included in the ATA133 spec) In addition to 48-bit LBA you need a operating system patch. It is included in Service Pack 1 for XP. If you do not already have SP1 installed then download and install it. Lastly, after you have verified the above, go into the disk management utility and hopefully your 160gig drive will be shown as 160gig.

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Response Number 4

Name: Free Weasel
Date: September 4, 2003 at 16:23:57 Pacific

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Looks like your controllercard is only compatible up to 127 GB. The board itself should be able to work with bigger drives. If not check the Asus site for a bios update!

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