Windows won't boot if any partition extends past 120 GB on 250 GBdrive

Does your BIOS support 48Bit LBA?

JS

"Will Pittenger" <no-spam@see.my.sig> wrote in message
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> Supposedly, XP SP2 (which is installed) supports 48-bit LBA addressing.
> However, when I attempt to extend any partition past 120 GB, Windows
> refuses to boot. It just sits there at the animated boot splash screen
> forever. Can someone tell me what is wrong and how to fix it? I would
> like to use the extra disk space that I now have.
>
> I am also having problem with PartitionMagic 8 that might be related. The
> installed version crashes all of Windows shortly after the splash appears.
> The rescue floppy boots, but then displays Error #114 for the 250 GB
> drive. The CD won't boot issuing some internal error code and leaving me
> with a Y: DOS prompt.
> --
> will 68 at mtco dot com
> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large
> signatures)

Supposedly, XP SP2 (which is installed) supports 48-bit LBA addressing.
However, when I attempt to extend any partition past 120 GB, Windows
refuses to boot. It just sits there at the animated boot splash screen
forever. Can someone tell me what is wrong and how to fix it? I would
like to use the extra disk space that I now have.

I am also having problem with PartitionMagic 8 that might be related.
The installed version crashes all of Windows shortly after the splash
appears. The rescue floppy boots, but then displays Error #114 for the
250 GB drive. The CD won't boot issuing some internal error code and
leaving me with a Y: DOS prompt.
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will 68 at mtco dot com
will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large
signatures)

I'm thinking the same thing. BIOS might need an update (if there's any).

"JS" <@> wrote in message news:eDLySsihIHA.5204@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Does your BIOS support 48Bit LBA?
>
> JS
>
> "Will Pittenger" <no-spam@see.my.sig> wrote in message
> news:uzcAzqihIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Supposedly, XP SP2 (which is installed) supports 48-bit LBA addressing.
>> However, when I attempt to extend any partition past 120 GB, Windows
>> refuses to boot. It just sits there at the animated boot splash screen
>> forever. Can someone tell me what is wrong and how to fix it? I would
>> like to use the extra disk space that I now have.
>>
>> I am also having problem with PartitionMagic 8 that might be related.
>> The installed version crashes all of Windows shortly after the splash
>> appears. The rescue floppy boots, but then displays Error #114 for the
>> 250 GB drive. The CD won't boot issuing some internal error code and
>> leaving me with a Y: DOS prompt.
>> --
>> will 68 at mtco dot com
>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large
>> signatures)
>
>

Based on what I saw in GParted and Linux (which didn't care), yes.

JS wrote:
> Does your BIOS support 48Bit LBA?
>
> JS
>
> "Will Pittenger" <no-spam@see.my.sig> wrote in message
> news:uzcAzqihIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
>> Supposedly, XP SP2 (which is installed) supports 48-bit LBA addressing.
>> However, when I attempt to extend any partition past 120 GB, Windows
>> refuses to boot. It just sits there at the animated boot splash screen
>> forever. Can someone tell me what is wrong and how to fix it? I would
>> like to use the extra disk space that I now have.
>>
>> I am also having problem with PartitionMagic 8 that might be related. The
>> installed version crashes all of Windows shortly after the splash appears.
>> The rescue floppy boots, but then displays Error #114 for the 250 GB
>> drive. The CD won't boot issuing some internal error code and leaving me
>> with a Y: DOS prompt.
>> --
>> will 68 at mtco dot com
>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large
>> signatures)
>>
>
>
>

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Can you use Windows 'Disk Management' to create a second partition from the
unused space?

JS

"Will Pittenger" <no-spam@see.my.sig> wrote in message
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> Based on what I saw in GParted and Linux (which didn't care), yes.
>
> JS wrote:
>> Does your BIOS support 48Bit LBA?
>>
>> JS
>>
>> "Will Pittenger" <no-spam@see.my.sig> wrote in message
>> news:uzcAzqihIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> Supposedly, XP SP2 (which is installed) supports 48-bit LBA addressing.
>>> However, when I attempt to extend any partition past 120 GB, Windows
>>> refuses to boot. It just sits there at the animated boot splash screen
>>> forever. Can someone tell me what is wrong and how to fix it? I would
>>> like to use the extra disk space that I now have.
>>>
>>> I am also having problem with PartitionMagic 8 that might be related.
>>> The installed version crashes all of Windows shortly after the splash
>>> appears. The rescue floppy boots, but then displays Error #114 for the
>>> 250 GB drive. The CD won't boot issuing some internal error code and
>>> leaving me with a Y: DOS prompt.
>>> --
>>> will 68 at mtco dot com
>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large
>>> signatures)
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> will 68 at mtco dot com
> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large
> signatures)

Will Pittenger wrote:

>Supposedly, XP SP2 (which is installed) supports 48-bit LBA
>addressing. However, when I attempt to extend any partition past 120
>GB, Windows refuses to boot. It just sits there at the animated boot
>splash screen forever. Can someone tell me what is wrong and how to
>fix it? I would like to use the extra disk space that I now have.
>
>I am also having problem with PartitionMagic 8 that might be related.
>The installed version crashes all of Windows shortly after the splash
>appears. The rescue floppy boots, but then displays Error #114 for
>the 250 GB drive. The CD won't boot issuing some internal error code
>and leaving me with a Y: DOS prompt.

Off the top of my head it sounds like you made the partition FAT32
rather than NTFS. WindowsXP has a problem formating FAT32 partitions
over that size.

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I am certain that NTFS was used. Please try again.

C.Joseph S. Drayton wrote:
> Will Pittenger wrote:
>
>
>> Supposedly, XP SP2 (which is installed) supports 48-bit LBA
>> addressing. However, when I attempt to extend any partition past 120
>> GB, Windows refuses to boot. It just sits there at the animated boot
>> splash screen forever. Can someone tell me what is wrong and how to
>> fix it? I would like to use the extra disk space that I now have.
>>
>> I am also having problem with PartitionMagic 8 that might be related.
>> The installed version crashes all of Windows shortly after the splash
>> appears. The rescue floppy boots, but then displays Error #114 for
>> the 250 GB drive. The CD won't boot issuing some internal error code
>> and leaving me with a Y: DOS prompt.
>>
>
> Off the top of my head it sounds like you made the partition FAT32
> rather than NTFS. WindowsXP has a problem formating FAT32 partitions
> over that size.
>
>

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will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large signatures)

How do I check for out of date BIOSes? I have a Intel 845 chipset.
Intel motherboard, but I don't know the model.

John wrote:
> I'm thinking the same thing. BIOS might need an update (if there's any).
>
> "JS" <@> wrote in message news:eDLySsihIHA.5204@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>> Does your BIOS support 48Bit LBA?
>>
>> JS
>>
>> "Will Pittenger" <no-spam@see.my.sig> wrote in message
>> news:uzcAzqihIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> Supposedly, XP SP2 (which is installed) supports 48-bit LBA addressing.
>>> However, when I attempt to extend any partition past 120 GB, Windows
>>> refuses to boot. It just sits there at the animated boot splash screen
>>> forever. Can someone tell me what is wrong and how to fix it? I would
>>> like to use the extra disk space that I now have.
>>>
>>> I am also having problem with PartitionMagic 8 that might be related.
>>> The installed version crashes all of Windows shortly after the splash
>>> appears. The rescue floppy boots, but then displays Error #114 for the
>>> 250 GB drive. The CD won't boot issuing some internal error code and
>>> leaving me with a Y: DOS prompt.
>>> --
>>> will 68 at mtco dot com
>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large
>>> signatures)
>>>
>>
>
>
>

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will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large signatures)

Will Pittenger <no-spam@see.my.sig> wrote:

>How do I check for out of date BIOSes? I have a Intel 845 chipset.
>Intel motherboard, but I don't know the model.

run the Belarc Advisor (google it) to get the motherboard make/model
no.

On 15 Mar 2008 03:11:37 GMT, "C.Joseph S. Drayton" <csdcs@tlerma.com>
wrote:

> Will Pittenger wrote:
>
> >Supposedly, XP SP2 (which is installed) supports 48-bit LBA
> >addressing. However, when I attempt to extend any partition past 120
> >GB, Windows refuses to boot. It just sits there at the animated boot
> >splash screen forever. Can someone tell me what is wrong and how to
> >fix it? I would like to use the extra disk space that I now have.
> >
> >I am also having problem with PartitionMagic 8 that might be related.
> >The installed version crashes all of Windows shortly after the splash
> >appears. The rescue floppy boots, but then displays Error #114 for
> >the 250 GB drive. The CD won't boot issuing some internal error code
> >and leaving me with a Y: DOS prompt.
>
> Off the top of my head it sounds like you made the partition FAT32
> rather than NTFS. WindowsXP has a problem formating FAT32 partitions
> over that size.



Well, that's a rather misleading statement. Windows XP will not create
a FAT32 volume larger than 32GB. But that's by design, rather than its
having a problem doing so.

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