500 GB SATA shows up as 130 GB in XP

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bugleboy62

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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
 
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.
 
bugleboy62 said:
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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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.
 
bugleboy62 said:
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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Just Slipsteam SP2 to your XP cd and reinstall and keep the CD so you dont have to fool with it anymore.
 
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?:confused:

bugleboy62
 
bugleboy62 said:
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?:confused:

bugleboy62
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Why did you spend $100 for a new OS just to have SP2??
 
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:)
 
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