Second large hard drive 320Gb only showing as 136Gb

29 Nov 2007 4:20 PM

kleefarr

Hi,

I have installed a second hard drive 320Gb, which is listed in bios but only
shows 136Gb in the details in BIOS. How do I enable large hard drive support.

OS - Windows 2kpro SP4
Mobo -
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=&cat3_no=&prod_no=492

Any help gratefully received.

Kevin

29 Nov 2007 4:41 PM

Ian D Samson

On Nov 29, 6:20 pm, kleefarr <kleef***@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have installed a second hard drive 320Gb, which is listed in bios but only
> shows 136Gb in the details in BIOS. How do I enable large hard drive support.
>
> OS - Windows 2kpro SP4
> Mobo -http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&cat2_no...
>
> Any help gratefully received.
>
> Kevin

Ha! Hi Kevin and everyone else still sitting with this problem. It
took me a while to find the solution, but I got it off the Microsoft
website: locate ATAPI.SYS, ensure it is editable by changing the
attributes, then add the line
EnableBigLBA=1
Save the file, shut down and reboot.
Once that is done, you can now safely format your new drive (assuming
it's not your primary drive) and it will show up with 320GB or
something very close to that.

See: http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?q=EnableBigLBA&qsc0=0&SearchBtn0=Search&FORM=QBMH1&l=1&mkt=en-US&PageType=0

Regards,
Ian Samson

29 Nov 2007 4:50 PM

Ian D Samson

On Nov 29, 6:41 pm, Ian D Samson <iansams***@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Nov 29, 6:20 pm, kleefarr <kleef***@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I have installed a second hard drive 320Gb, which is listed in bios but only
> > shows 136Gb in the details in BIOS. How do I enable large hard drive support.
>
> > OS - Windows 2kpro SP4
> > Mobo -http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&cat2_no...
>
> > Any help gratefully received.
>
> > Kevin
>
> Ha! Hi Kevin and everyone else still sitting with this problem. It
> took me a while to find the solution, but I got it off the Microsoft
> website: locate ATAPI.SYS, ensure it is editable by changing the
> attributes, then add the line
> EnableBigLBA=1
> Save the file, shut down and reboot.
> Once that is done, you can now safely format your new drive (assuming
> it's not your primary drive) and it will show up with 320GB or
> something very close to that.
>
> See:http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?q=EnableBigLBA&qsc0=0&Search...
>
> Regards,
> Ian Samson

What I should have said was using REGEDIT, search for ATAPI.SYS and
then add the line. You must know how to edit your registry without
causing problems. However, if you are unsure, check the Microsoft
website for W2K PRO and it will give you full, clear instructions on
how it's done.

--IDS

29 Nov 2007 4:50 PM

John John

Enable BigLBA in the registry.

48-Bit LBA Support for ATAPI Disk Drives in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305098

John

kleefarr wrote:

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> Hi,
>
> I have installed a second hard drive 320Gb, which is listed in bios but only
> shows 136Gb in the details in BIOS. How do I enable large hard drive support.
>
> OS - Windows 2kpro SP4
> Mobo -
> http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=&cat3_no=&prod_no=492
>
> Any help gratefully received.
>
> Kevin