qman 0 Posted May 2, 2005 I'm setting up a couple of PC'S, and the hard drives are 160gig, but when I do the setup of XP pro, it only recognizes 131, I know what natively, 131 is the limit for recognizion, but how can I overcome this? Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted May 2, 2005 this is old but: Accessing disk space beyond 137GB requires two working criteria: chipset BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) program and operating system that support 48-bit LBA. For Windows 2000, it must be the version with Service Pack 3 (SP-3) or higher. For Windows XP, it must be SP-1 (those that were released in Aug 2002). For Linux, its kernel version has to be 2.4.16 or higher. http://www.dealtime.com/xPR-Seagate_Barracuda_7200_7_Plus_160_GB_ST3160023A~RD-136859979396 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DataAve 0 Posted May 2, 2005 Give me make and model and we'll fix it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottj 0 Posted May 2, 2005 Are you trying to upgrade to XP Pro from a machine that currently has 2000? scottj Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thomas 0 Posted May 2, 2005 The BIOS limitation can be bypassed in Linux. Windows needs the bios because it won't look directly at the hardware. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
