i have a mxtor 6B200PO 200 gb. i have updated my bios and now my hardrive shows up in the bios as 189gb which is whats roughly supposed to be. the problem is even though i have sp2 and i used the maxtor tool to change the registry and i have the right atapi drivers, my hardrive still shows up in xp in disk management as only a 128 gb. could u please help me thanx

There is a 127.5 GB limit for Windows 98. How was this drive partitioned? What OS was used to partition it? I assume it is using the FAT32 file system... WILL POST FOR FOOD.

"my hardrive still shows up in xp in disk management as only a 128 gb" Is their any more space?

Problem: The full capacity of EIDE drives larger than 137GB (128GB binary) is not recognized in Windows 2000/XP. Cause: The Windows Operating System, Motherboard BIOS, or PCI IDE controller BIOS does not currently support 48-bit LBA (Logical Block Addressing). Resolution: 48-bit LBA support is necessary for drives larger than 137GB (128GB binary). The following conditions are necessary for the correct functioning of 48-bit LBA support in Windows 2000/XP: Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) must be installed for Windows or a registry key must be manually added to Windows' Registry. For information about Windows XP Service Pack 1, see Microsoft Article 322389 or for Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, see Microsoft Article 320853. The system must have a 48-bit LBA-compatible Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) installed. This includes EIDE controller card BIOSs. Please determine with the computer, motherboard, or PCI IDE conntroller manufacturer if this hardware supports 48-bit LBA. WILL POST FOR FOOD.

http://www.48bitlba.com/ WILL POST FOR FOOD.

the hardrive shows in disk mngmt as one partition of 128gb, i have not formatted or did anything to it yet i wasnt sure if that would affect the drive in a bad way, namely the space that doesnt show up. but i have the latest bios for my board installed which in the manufacturer's site said it supported 48bit lba (The board is a A7V-kt133 ASUS) and xp with sp2. so if zenith is right i will try to find out from asus if eide controller supports it. thanx

i have looked in various websites for 48bit lba support and i have done everything that i supposed to so i dont know why its not working yet.