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160 GB supported?

  • 09-10-2003 2:41pm
    #1
    Mickah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭


    I've bought a new hard disk, samsung 160GB. I've hooked it up and ran Windows 2000 Professional.

    In Disk Management, it's only coming up as 128 GB!?

    I've got a Asus A7N8X-X motherboard, AMD athlon 2000 CPU and plenty of RAM.

    Is this a windows thing or a BIOS thing? How do i find out what capacity my BIOS supports?

    Cheers


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  • #2
    Mickah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭Mickah


    Sorry wrong forum!

    sorry, sorry! delete this I'll repost


  • #3
    scojones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭scojones


    Its your bios, you need to update it. Download SiSoft Sandra, it'll give you all the info you need about your pc. Once you find out the vendor and the model, visit their site for a bios update! Tada!


  • #4
    Mick L
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 354 ✭✭Mick L


    I had a similar issue with my mobo, an Abit KT7a. In my case it was the bios version. The abit website gives a history of what updates are for what. I assume you could get the same from the asus website??


  • #5
    zepp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 125 ✭✭zepp


    i had the same prob with a maxtor 160gb

    the prob is windows it does recognise it.it is a knowen prob so check out the hard drive site. there is a fix on the maxtor site some where and probably microsofts as well.but it will all work out in the end.:)


  • #6
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,163 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    From samsungs site, although the size is wrong, probably correct.

    http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/support/faqs/137GB-barrier.htm

    This seems a bit more promising..

    http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/utilities/index.htm


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  • #7
    yellum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,025 ✭✭✭yellum


    Thread moved.


  • #8
    jonhate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 275 ✭✭jonhate


    What you might need to do is go into Windows Registry and EnableBigLba and that should solve your problem....

    What type of controller is on mobo??
    Is ATA-6 or above....

    Have a link at home....fish it out later

    I had same problem on different asus board


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