320 sata reading as 130?

leroyxx · 21st June 2007, 4:27 AM

OK, well as per the above title, i have just brought a new pc in parts and assembled it, installed xp pro, and it only belives that theres a 130gig drive there not the 320?

system:
AMD 3800+ X2 64 AM2 chip
ASUS M2N8-VMX board
320gig WD sata hdd
18X dvd burner (pata)
6800 gt vid
300w psu
2x 1gb Kingston ram (dual channel)

Also.. is the 6800 supposed to have a extra power cable with it? as there was none supplied, is up and running atm (im posting on it) but nvidia drivers are saying that there is not enough power running to it.

Please help!!

BuzzPuppy · 21st June 2007, 4:37 AM

what OS are you running? If you've installed XP WITHOUT service pack 2, it will recognise only up to 130-ish GB even if the motherboard detects it properly. You need to find a disc with SP2 already slipstreamed onto the WinXP CD so you can detect this drive

Yes, you're meant to hok up the power connectors on the graphics cards since the PCI-E slot will not provide enough power to run it. It'll be fine in 2D mode, but when 3D apps kick in (games), it will need that power to run.

leroyxx · 21st June 2007, 9:32 AM

running win xp pro. not sp1 or 2. can i then just add sp2 to the pc and it will detect it properly?

ruffy01 · 21st June 2007, 9:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leroyxx

running win xp pro. not sp1 or 2. can i then just add sp2 to the pc and it will detect it properly?

Yes you can & yes it will.
The only problem, if you consider it a problem, will be that you'll have 2 partitions.
It won't simply merge the unallocated with your existing ~130GB partition.
You'll need to use partitioning software to resize or merge the 2 partitions.

joecool55 · 21st June 2007, 3:39 PM

Or if you have a small spare HDD (& some free time) install WinXP onto that, install SP2 & then format the large HDD to its correct size. Remove the small HDD & again install WinXP onto the larger preformated HDD.

leroyxx · 21st June 2007, 3:45 PM

Bern Edit: Get a legal copy of XP and then come back and ask for help.

21st June 2007, 4:27 AM	#1
leroyxx Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Horsham, Victoria Posts: 2,095	320 sata reading as 130? OK, well as per the above title, i have just brought a new pc in parts and assembled it, installed xp pro, and it only belives that theres a 130gig drive there not the 320? system: AMD 3800+ X2 64 AM2 chip ASUS M2N8-VMX board 320gig WD sata hdd 18X dvd burner (pata) 6800 gt vid 300w psu 2x 1gb Kingston ram (dual channel) Also.. is the 6800 supposed to have a extra power cable with it? as there was none supplied, is up and running atm (im posting on it) but nvidia drivers are saying that there is not enough power running to it. Please help!! __________________ Nvidia CM 690, HX-750, i5-750, 4 gig ddr3, P55 UD5 Board, GTX 275, E2420HD LCD, 6 1/2 tb. Razor Lycosa, Lachesis & Goliathus Speed, X-540 Speakers. Brainz! Proud DAD!! Danté EOC Stats Link Folding for Team 24!! 20k+ points/day avg, 23 mill+ points total! I run the FOTM Nov Chimp Challenge Captain 2010/2011/2012 Addicted to Folding Club Member #1458 Folding@Home 23,000,000 Points Milestone Folding@Home 800k Club IFOTY 2011/2012

21st June 2007, 4:37 AM	#2
BuzzPuppy Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SE 'Burbs, Melbourne VIC Posts: 2,548	what OS are you running? If you've installed XP WITHOUT service pack 2, it will recognise only up to 130-ish GB even if the motherboard detects it properly. You need to find a disc with SP2 already slipstreamed onto the WinXP CD so you can detect this drive Yes, you're meant to hok up the power connectors on the graphics cards since the PCI-E slot will not provide enough power to run it. It'll be fine in 2D mode, but when 3D apps kick in (games), it will need that power to run. __________________ OCAU Trades so far for 2012 (20th August): $703.00... overall it's over $16,000 [Coldstream Guards] Currently playing "World of Tanks", "Mechwarrior Online" and "The Secret World"

21st June 2007, 9:32 AM	#3
leroyxx Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Horsham, Victoria Posts: 2,095	running win xp pro. not sp1 or 2. can i then just add sp2 to the pc and it will detect it properly? __________________ Nvidia CM 690, HX-750, i5-750, 4 gig ddr3, P55 UD5 Board, GTX 275, E2420HD LCD, 6 1/2 tb. Razor Lycosa, Lachesis & Goliathus Speed, X-540 Speakers. Brainz! Proud DAD!! Danté EOC Stats Link Folding for Team 24!! 20k+ points/day avg, 23 mill+ points total! I run the FOTM Nov Chimp Challenge Captain 2010/2011/2012 Addicted to Folding Club Member #1458 Folding@Home 23,000,000 Points Milestone Folding@Home 800k Club IFOTY 2011/2012

21st June 2007, 3:39 PM	#5
joecool55 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,255	Or if you have a small spare HDD (& some free time) install WinXP onto that, install SP2 & then format the large HDD to its correct size. Remove the small HDD & again install WinXP onto the larger preformated HDD. __________________ = Space for rent =

21st June 2007, 3:45 PM	#6
leroyxx Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Horsham, Victoria Posts: 2,095	Bern Edit: Get a legal copy of XP and then come back and ask for help. __________________ Nvidia CM 690, HX-750, i5-750, 4 gig ddr3, P55 UD5 Board, GTX 275, E2420HD LCD, 6 1/2 tb. Razor Lycosa, Lachesis & Goliathus Speed, X-540 Speakers. Brainz! Proud DAD!! Danté EOC Stats Link Folding for Team 24!! 20k+ points/day avg, 23 mill+ points total! I run the FOTM Nov Chimp Challenge Captain 2010/2011/2012 Addicted to Folding Club Member #1458 Folding@Home 23,000,000 Points Milestone Folding@Home 800k Club IFOTY 2011/2012 Last edited by Bern; 21st June 2007 at 10:43 PM. Reason: vid