My new 250GB hd, a WD 2500 is read ok by BIOS, but when I try to install xp home edition I canīt get more than 127GB

........help......

My new 250GB hd, a WD 2500 is read ok by BIOS, but when I try to install xp home edition I canīt get more than 127GB

........help......


Your onboard IDE PCI card needs to be capable of 48-bit addressing, this is mainly found on newer motherboards and ATA-133 or newer model ATA-100 cards. Otherwise it can only access 128 GB.


you can resolve this problem by visiting the Drive makers web site and downloading their setup software, it will allow overcoming the bios problem using a custom interface driver to allow 48 bit addressing.

go to

http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp

download

Data Lifeguard Tools V. 11.0

INFO

How to Enable 48-bit Logical Block Addressing Support for ATAPI Disk Drives in Windows XP
SUMMARY
This article describes the Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) 48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA) support for ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI) disk drives that can enable the capacity of your hard disk to exceed the current 137 gigabyte (GB) limit.

Note 48-bit LBA support is not enabled and therefore supported without Windows XP SP1. Windows XP Media Center Edition and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition already include SP1.

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;303013