installed a 80 gb hdd but bios not dectecting its size

[chandresh]

i have p3 700 mhz compaq pc i tried to install 80gb hdd but bios not dectecting its size. I tried all option at bios i.e. lba/large/auto also detection option auto/none/manual.

when i use auto detection pc remain in detecting conditin for hours. and when i use manual it shows secondary masater disk failure.

Pl remember bios is recognizing hdd (its name) but unbale to recognize its size. guide how to solve this problem

Thanks

 

[roadrunner197069]

Buy a new computer lol. That piece of crap is likely to **** the bed any day.

 

[Dooyas]

Are you running Windows XP pre service pack 1 by chance? If so it will only be showing you around 37GB or so.

 

[Paperdoc]

Are you running Windows XP pre service pack 1 by chance? If so it will only be showing you around 37GB or so.

Are you confusing with the 48-bit LBA support issue? Original XP did not support 48-bit LBA, but SP1 and SP2 do. Without that support, XP can handle HDD volumes up to 137GB - NOT 37!

 

[Dooyas]

No worries, my solution did not even make sense anyway. (Too be honest, i do not even remember writing that)

It was his bios not recognizing the HD size, not windows.