HD doesn't read 160GB!!

[kbaasit]

Hi, I have a seagate barracuda 7200.7 SATA / RAID 8MB HD at format time with (W2K) it says this in the setup ...

C:NTFS 152617 MB (152074 MB FREE)

ON 131070 MB Disk 0 at Id 0 on Bus 0 on atapi

1st setup screen:

131070 mb Disk 0 at Id 0 on bus 0 on atapi

C:NTFS 152617 MB (152074 MB FREE)

My question is.. is this correct? Why does a 160 gb HD say less an amount i.e. 131070???

Thks for your help.

[RJ]

A 160 GB hard drive has a capacity of 149 GB.

http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=118330

RJ

[thefultonhow]

I'm not sure if Windows 2000 supports the new 48-bit LBA addressing scheme. Without it, you are limited to 36-bit LBA, which means the maximum capacity that the OS can use is 137 GB. It may help you to slipstream Service Pack 4 into your Windows 2000 setup CD.

[glc]

Correct - SP4 required for Win2K to break the 137gb barrier. You can use Partition Magic after the fact to expand the partition.