New HDD Install - Only 128 of 250Gb recog. by WinXP! 1

[hafod]

Hi,
I just installed a Samsung 250Gb HDD (Slave) into my PC. The maximum address range which appears in the Computer Management Console is only 128Gb. The PC's BIOS correctly reports the products capacity as 250Gb at start up. I have not formatted or partitioned the drive yet - I was going to do this through the management console. Is this capacity an issue with XP - my intuition says no. Can anybody please help.
Many thanks,
Mike

 

[Freestone]

Windows XP needs at least SP1 to recognize greater than 128GB. See

http://www.48bitlba.com/

for more info.

 

[hafod]

Hi Freestone,
Followed your references - installed SP2 - Now Fine.
Many thanks and Merry Xmmas
Mike

 

[Freestone]

I'm glad to be of help, and thanks for reporting back the results, Mike. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Dell