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June 7th, 2008 04:00
48 bit addressing...
hello everyone I have Dimension 4400 windows xp sp3, 1 gb ram, 160 gb hard drive(Seagate). After installing xp on the new drive, I noticed I am only getting 137 gb of it. 127 actually after buffering 8 mb. Is this system capable of 48 bit addressing? I contacted support today and they told me 120 gb hard drive is the highest. When I first installed Windows to the new drive I saw the hard drive as 160 gb at the install window. I have checked out microsoft and they have ste[ by step instructions of how to fix this, however I want to be sure this will work and I won't be stuck with only 137gb hard drive. Any feedback is appreciated?
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ejn63
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June 7th, 2008 11:00
If the BIOS sees the drive as 160G, it supports 48-bit LBA.
To do an install using a parititon over 137G, you must have SP1 minimum on the installation CD. With the original version of XP, you're limited to a 137G partition (you can create a smaller partition to use the rest of the disc after you've installed SP3).