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Re: [OT] Large disc formatting




Many thanks.  Found a utility on the Maxtor site which seems to overcome
the problem without hacking about with the registry.  If I live long
enough, I may even be able to install Linux on the bugger.

Martin

Mark Boyce wrote:

>On 24 November 2004 21:02 Martin Howell wrote:
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>>Sorry for the OT post.  Trying to install an additional 160Gb
>>SATA disc in a W2K machine, and Windows thinks its only 130Gb
>>and won't be told otherwise.  Anyone know how I can persuade
>>it to give me back the extra 30Gig?
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>This should explain the missing bit;
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>http://www.adrc.net/articles/137gb.htm
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>Sounds like you need W2K SP3 to install from.
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>Mark.
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