500 GB SATA shows up as 130 GB in XP

bugleboy62 · 12-10-2007, 02:05 PM

Greetings!

I am setting up a new system with an Intel Core2Quad
Q6600 on an Asus P5K-E mb. I installed a new WD5000AAKS Sata drive and installed a fresh copy of XP (pre-service packs). The install only recognized the hd as 130GB instead of 500.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
bugleboy62

brycematheson712 · 12-10-2007, 03:27 PM

Maybe try installing some service packs or maybe it's a faulty SATA controller, or SATA port. Could be a bad hard drive too. Did you use ESD protection when installing the hard drive?

Just some thoughts.

imsati · 12-10-2007, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bugleboy62

Greetings!

I am setting up a new system with an Intel Core2Quad
Q6600 on an Asus P5K-E mb. I installed a new WD5000AAKS Sata drive and installed a fresh copy of XP (pre-service packs). The install only recognized the hd as 130GB instead of 500.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
bugleboy62

That is why. It's known as the 137 GB Barrier. Because of the inherent way XP was designed, it will not recognize more than 137 GB from the get-go, more often a bit lower (hence 130 GB). The fix: update to SP2, or partition your Drive during the Installation Setup into sections smaller than 130 GB.

StrangleHold · 12-10-2007, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bugleboy62

Greetings!

I am setting up a new system with an Intel Core2Quad
Q6600 on an Asus P5K-E mb. I installed a new WD5000AAKS Sata drive and installed a fresh copy of XP (pre-service packs). The install only recognized the hd as 130GB instead of 500.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
bugleboy62

Just Slipsteam SP2 to your XP cd and reinstall and keep the CD so you dont have to fool with it anymore.

ducis · 12-10-2007, 05:51 PM

XP has a maximum of 1TB or 2TB of storage i think

bugleboy62 · 12-10-2007, 06:40 PM

Thanks guys! I had a sneaking suspicion it was an OS thing. I've ordered a full retail version of SP pro with SP2 so I won't have to download SPs anymore.

BTW, what does slipstream mean?

bugleboy62

[-0MEGA-] · 12-10-2007, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bugleboy62

Thanks guys! I had a sneaking suspicion it was an OS thing. I've ordered a full retail version of SP pro with SP2 so I won't have to download SPs anymore.

BTW, what does slipstream mean?

bugleboy62

Why did you spend $100 for a new OS just to have SP2??

bugleboy62 · 12-10-2007, 07:13 PM

Because I didn't know about slipstreaming and I got tired of downloading all the updates to my six year old copy of XP every time I reinstalled it.

Thanks again for everybody's help.....I should have joined up sooner!

bugleboy62

StrangleHold · 12-10-2007, 06:58 PM

Yea you could have just slipstreamed SP2 to the CD you have now
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...slipstream.asp

StrangleHold · 12-10-2007, 07:19 PM

Well if you ever need SP2 later just download this one and save it to burn, that way you wont have to download it anymore
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

12-10-2007, 02:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
bugleboy62 New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 22	500 GB SATA shows up as 130 GB in XP Greetings! I am setting up a new system with an Intel Core2Quad Q6600 on an Asus P5K-E mb. I installed a new WD5000AAKS Sata drive and installed a fresh copy of XP (pre-service packs). The install only recognized the hd as 130GB instead of 500. Any ideas? Thanks, bugleboy62

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12-10-2007, 06:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
bugleboy62 New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 22	Thanks! Thanks guys! I had a sneaking suspicion it was an OS thing. I've ordered a full retail version of SP pro with SP2 so I won't have to download SPs anymore. BTW, what does slipstream mean? bugleboy62

12-10-2007, 07:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
bugleboy62 New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 22	doh! Because I didn't know about slipstreaming and I got tired of downloading all the updates to my six year old copy of XP every time I reinstalled it. Thanks again for everybody's help.....I should have joined up sooner! bugleboy62

12-10-2007, 06:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
StrangleHold VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 11,173	Yea you could have just slipstreamed SP2 to the CD you have now http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...slipstream.asp __________________ NZXT Apollo S75QB 750W ZEROtherm FZ120 Phenom II 720BE (X4) 3.5GHZ. Gigabyte GA MA790X UD4P G Skill DDR2 1066 4GB. MSI GTS 250 Seagate 7200.12 500GB. Welcome to the show

12-10-2007, 03:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
brycematheson712 Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: C:\Windows\System32\ Posts: 332	Maybe try installing some service packs or maybe it's a faulty SATA controller, or SATA port. Could be a bad hard drive too. Did you use ESD protection when installing the hard drive? Just some thoughts.

12-10-2007, 07:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
StrangleHold VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 11,173	Well if you ever need SP2 later just download this one and save it to burn, that way you wont have to download it anymore http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en __________________ NZXT Apollo S75QB 750W ZEROtherm FZ120 Phenom II 720BE (X4) 3.5GHZ. Gigabyte GA MA790X UD4P G Skill DDR2 1066 4GB. MSI GTS 250 Seagate 7200.12 500GB. Welcome to the show

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