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Since: Jan 17, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:35 am
Post subject: 48gb HD limit
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Hi all,....I just bought a 120gb hard drive for my pc but it limits the size
to 48gb when i fdisk it.
Its an older machine, celeron 500, BX master mother board, dated back to nov
1999.
Is there anyway to use the full space of the drive?
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Since: Jan 14, 2005
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:33 am
Post subject: Re: 48gb HD limit [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Your motherboard is just too old to work with a 120GB hard drive.
You can get an add on PCI controller card for $16,
this controller works fine with my 200GB drive.
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.softwareandstuff.com/CRD10155.html" target="_blank">http://www.softwareandstuff.com/CRD10155.html</a>
Wayne Scott wrote:
> Hi all,....I just bought a 120gb hard drive for my pc but it limits the size
> to 48gb when i fdisk it.
> Its an older machine, celeron 500, BX master mother board, dated back to nov
> 1999.
> Is there anyway to use the full space of the drive?
>
> Cheers
>
>
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:32 am
Post subject: Re: 48gb HD limit [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Fdisk is broken, showing 120-64MB. Use freedos fdisk, or Win XP setup.
"Wayne Scott" <waynescott.DeleteThis@orcon.net.nz> wrote in message
news:hTLGd.8635$mo2.645273@news.xtra.co.nz...
> Hi all,....I just bought a 120gb hard drive for my pc but it limits the size
> to 48gb when i fdisk it.
> Its an older machine, celeron 500, BX master mother board, dated back to nov
> 1999.
> Is there anyway to use the full space of the drive?<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: 48gb HD limit |
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Since: Nov 10, 2003
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 12:57 am
Post subject: Re: 48gb HD limit [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Ah, an expert.
"Tod" <no_spam_me.RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote in message news:TL6dnYf1PvtCdXbcRVn-2w@comcast.com
> Your motherboard is just too old to work with a 120GB hard drive.
> You can get an add on PCI controller card for $16,
> this controller works fine with my 200GB drive.
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.softwareandstuff.com/CRD10155.html</font" target="_blank">http://www.softwareandstuff.com/CRD10155.html</font</a>>
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> Wayne Scott wrote:
> > Hi all,....I just bought a 120gb hard drive for my pc but it limits the size
> > to 48gb when i fdisk it.
> > Its an older machine, celeron 500, BX master mother board, dated back to nov
> > 1999.
> > Is there anyway to use the full space of the drive?
> >
> > Cheers<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: 48gb HD limit |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:35 am
Post subject: Re: 48gb HD limit [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:50:04 +1300, "Wayne Scott"
<waynescott.TakeThisOut@orcon.net.nz> wrote:
>Hi all,....I just bought a 120gb hard drive for my pc but it limits the size
>to 48gb when i fdisk it.
>Its an older machine, celeron 500, BX master mother board, dated back to nov
>1999.
>Is there anyway to use the full space of the drive?
>
>Cheers
>
Yes several easiest is to instal a seperate IDE controller from
Promise or Sig or similar and install the drive on the controller
andy<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: 48gb HD limit |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:35 pm
Post subject: Re: 48gb HD limit [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Wayne Scott <waynescott.TakeThisOut@orcon.net.nz> wrote in
message news:hTLGd.8635$mo2.645273@news.xtra.co.nz...
> I just bought a 120gb hard drive for my pc but it limits the size to 48gb when
> i fdisk it.
Thats just fdisk having a brain fart and
reporting the size as <drive size> - 64GB
Entirely cosmetic if you just want
one partition for the entire drive.
If you want more than one, you can get the
latest fdisk from the MS site and that will fix it.
If you are running XP, you can partition it in Disk Management in XP.
> Its an older machine, celeron 500, BX master mother board, dated back to nov
> 1999.
> Is there anyway to use the full space of the drive?
Yep, lots of ways.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: 48gb HD limit |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 12:35 am
Post subject: Re: 48gb HD limit [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"Andy Lee" <andy.lee.RemoveThis@siemens.com> wrote in message news:tmbqu01f286pch5ht0hpnm13di0s75qvv3@4ax.com
> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:50:04 +1300, "Wayne Scott"> <waynescott.RemoveThis@orcon.net.nz> wrote:
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> > Hi all,....I just bought a 120gb hard drive for my pc but it limits the size
> > to 48gb when i fdisk it.
> > Its an older machine, celeron 500, BX master mother board, dated back
> > to nov 1999.
> > Is there anyway to use the full space of the drive?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
>
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> Yes several easiest is to instal a seperate IDE controller from
> Promise or Sig or similar and install the drive on the controller
Yup.
Fdisk of course will still do the modulo 64GB thingy but at
least you will have had the pleasure of throwing away money.
>
> andy<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: 48gb HD limit |
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