Buy a 250GB maxtor harddisk, connect to the HighPoint RAID controller, but only found 128GB under windows xp. Enter to the controller BIOS, found that only detected 136GB, I thing that is the limit of this controller. Connect this to the main board IDE, it detected 250GB of this new harddisk, install windows xp in the new harddisk, but it still only show 128GB, i upgrad the BIOS, reinstall the windows xp, but no change, at last i found an article in maxtor download web site(enable_big_harddisk.exe), the winxp sp1 has a limit in big hardisk, must install sp2 or use the enable_big_harddisk.exe to fix, i install sp2 and the winxp could read the full size of the new hardisk.
hints:
1.Windows XP SP1 : limit harddisk size on 137GB
2. Windows XP SP2 support over 137GB harddisk
3.HIGH POINT HP370 RAID limit harddisk on 137GB
4.Onboard IDE controller support big harddisk better, (Abit KG7-RAID)
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
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