Originally posted by: minendo
I know some space is lost during formatting, but my other 160gb drive shows 152gb on my other computer.
How do I get it to recognize the full size of the drive? This is on an Abit BP6 running dual celeron 533s.
Thanks.
Originally posted by: dclive
Originally posted by: minendo
I know some space is lost during formatting, but my other 160gb drive shows 152gb on my other computer.
How do I get it to recognize the full size of the drive? This is on an Abit BP6 running dual celeron 533s.
Thanks.
What OS is in use at the time you formatted it?
If =XPSP2, does your BP6 support drives >128GB? Do you have the latest BIOS?
Supports 40GB harddisks and above, However we aren't quite sure what the precise capacity is, since the current maximun harddisk on the market is 40GB.
Originally posted by: Phil
I don't think they ever released a BIOS for >128GB HDs:
http://www.abit.com.tw/page/uk/download...il.php?pFILE_TYPE=Bios&fSEARCHTEXT=bp6
This is from the BH6 page, which was produced at roughly the same time:
Supports 40GB harddisks and above, However we aren't quite sure what the precise capacity is, since the current maximun harddisk on the market is 40GB.
Originally posted by: Blake
You need a motherboard that has a bios that supports 48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA) . You may need to trade-in for a newer model to have this capability.
Originally posted by: Stumps
Originally posted by: Blake
You need a motherboard that has a bios that supports 48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA) . You may need to trade-in for a newer model to have this capability.
No, he doesn't need to replace his mobo, a simple $20 PCI IDE card will fix the problem...only a bonehead would ditch a good motherboard to get around a simple problem like this. the BP6 is a unique mobo and with dual celerons will run quite well under win2k
Minendo, just get a IDE card and use Win2K SP3 or better, you will then be able to use your harddisk to it's full capacity, I have used Win2k on 250gb HDD's with out any problems...just make sure you press F6 when setup first loads and have your IDE card drivers on a floppy ready to use.
Originally posted by: UMfanatic
oh just use another license again, they wont know
Originally posted by: Blake
I see that is a unique motherboard. I would recommend something like this: Promise Ultra133 TX2
I have installed the 100 version before and I can tell you what is involved. First thing is that they want the computer up and running with an operating system. I found it helpful to use two hard drives. One with the operating system on it hooked up to the IDE channel on the motherboard. Install the PCI card and start the computer, it will recognize the new hardware. Install the drivers that come with it. Shut down. Now we no longer need the hard drive with the operating system on it that is plugged into the motherboard.
Disconnect the IDE cable from that drive. Now we can put the new large harddrive in and connect it to the PCI card. All done. Now start the computer and do a fresh install of Windows and all the other software.
The point is to plan on having the system up and running to do the install. I've seen very good reviews of this product on Newegg. It's about 32 bucks. You can also download manuals, bios, and drivers from the Promise website. Best wishes.