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131GIG LIMIT

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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?

 

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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

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Are you trying to upgrade to XP Pro from a machine that currently has 2000?

 

 

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The BIOS limitation can be bypassed in Linux. Windows needs the bios because it won't look directly at the hardware.

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