Computer Not Recognizing Whole HDD..?

[PeteyPete]

I just installed a new WD 200JB, 200GB hard drive, however since formatting and installing XP, i can see that my computer will only recognize 128GBs. I'm familiar w/ the fact that computers will not always recognize the entire HDD, but where the hell did 72GBs go?!?!

Is this a limitation of my MoBo? I'm running a 2.5 year old Shuttle Mobo and i've yet to flash or update the bios.

Whattdya guys think?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Search for yesterday's "137 GB" thread and older "128" / "130"/ "format" etc. for links to the KB articles

- XP, you need XP sp 1
- you may need a bios update
- you need NTFS formatting
- you may need to format again once you've taken care of the above.

 

[EeyoreX]

- you need NTFS formatting

This is only true if one wants to do a single partition.

Also, search the Microsoft Knowledgebase for how to "enable 48-bit LBA"

\Dan