200GB showing up as 131GB

[tabytha77]

I bought a 200GB Western Digital WD2000JB to use on a Abit IS7 motherboard. When I try to install Windows XP, it says there is only a 131GB partition available.

I tried to use the drive on an older AMD XP 1600+ board and it did the same thing. Is there some setting that would cause this?

The IDE cable is in correctly and the jumpers are set to cable select. The drive works fine and Windows otherwise installed without a hitch, just with 131 GB space. I don't have Partition Magic or anything so I don't know if I can change the partition.

 

[khha4113]

Download <b><A HREF="http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp#dlgtools" target="_new"><font color=red>WD Data LifeGuard</A></b></font color=red>.

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[JP5]

You need Windows XP SP1 to run above 137GB.

 

[Flinx]

How about two partitions of 100GB?

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[elzt]

Use a PCI IDE controller card which is usually come with the 200GB drive.