[RESOLVED] Installing Large Internal Drive

[terryZ]

I'm running Windows XP (with service pack 1 only - 2 not yet installed) with a 120GB primary hard drive.

I have a secondary drive (40GB) that I use for backup (and music/video storage). I've begun looking at larger drives (80-100GB) to replace this one. I notice that the difference in price in these larger drives is not that much ... and I started thinking about a larger drive still (120GB+).

However, I'm aware that there is a 137GB limit on the size of a drive in XP.

Is there a way to get around this limit. Could I partition a larger drive with XP and have, in effect, three drive partitions? Can this be done in XP?

Thanks in advance,

Terry

[SuperSparks]

You should be fine in WinXP with SP1, it can handle drives larger than 127GB with no problems. If the worst comes to the worst you may need to add a Registry entry is all:

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1115/

[terryZ]

np after installing sp2. seems that sp2 will allow me to see larger drives.

i bought a 160G and had no problem.

thx.

[Train]

SP1 will see any hdd made today .

[Dexahol]

I was under the impression that that hard drive limit was imposed by the motherboard BIOS, and had nothing to do with the OS. Is that incorrect?

Dex

Edit: Just read that link. I guess I am incorrect.

[Train]

Normally that is true.

But with the 48-bit in SP1 and 2 that can be gotten around right nicely. But it is the only OS in which that can be done so far.