does 137Gb partition limit affect SATA HDD's?

cdl2488 · Aug 21, 2006, 04:08 PM

I've just bought a 250Gb SATA2 hard drive, and i want to use it with win XP. however, the idiots at microsoft as usual decided not to bother putting native LBA 48bit support as standard in their os, unless you download SP1 or SP2, which i don't want to do, as i like my windows without stupid programs like windows firewall and other stuff.

so my question is, does the 137Gb limit (that you get when you try and use IDE drives without 48bit LBA support) apply to SATA drives?

my second question is, does windows XP even support SATA without downloading service pack 1/2?

any help would be appreciated.

Zelig · Aug 21, 2006, 04:34 PM

Sorry that I'm unable to answer your original question, but IMO, your best bet would be updating up to SP2. If slipstreamed, all the components you don't want (firewall, security centre, etc.) can be removed using the right programs (nLite).

**temeteus82** · Aug 21, 2006, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by cdl2488

so my question is, does the 137Gb limit (that you get when you try and use IDE drives without 48bit LBA support) apply to SATA drives?

my second question is, does windows XP even support SATA without downloading service pack 1/2?

any help would be appreciated.

To the first question: Yes it applies to SATA drives.

To the second one: WinXP supports SATA without SP1 or SP2, only thing you need is the drivers for the SATA controller.

On personal note I recommend you to install SP2 since it's the newest version of SP's for xp.

cdl2488 · Aug 22, 2006, 10:18 AM

how would i go about getting those drivers? from the hard drive manufacturer? or motherboard? etc

also, how would i "slipstream" sp2?

**temeteus82** · Aug 22, 2006, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by cdl2488

how would i go about getting those drivers? from the hard drive manufacturer? or motherboard? etc

also, how would i "slipstream" sp2?

If you mobo has SATA connectors then the manufacturer is the place to get drivers.
For slipstreaming read this : http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...slipstream.asp

cdl2488 · Aug 22, 2006, 03:45 PM

ok. thanks for your help

Aug 21, 2006, 04:08 PM	#1
cdl2488 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	does 137Gb partition limit affect SATA HDD's? I've just bought a 250Gb SATA2 hard drive, and i want to use it with win XP. however, the idiots at microsoft as usual decided not to bother putting native LBA 48bit support as standard in their os, unless you download SP1 or SP2, which i don't want to do, as i like my windows without stupid programs like windows firewall and other stuff. so my question is, does the 137Gb limit (that you get when you try and use IDE drives without 48bit LBA support) apply to SATA drives? my second question is, does windows XP even support SATA without downloading service pack 1/2? any help would be appreciated. Last edited by cdl2488; Aug 21, 2006 at 04:43 PM.

Aug 21, 2006, 04:34 PM	#2
Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Sorry that I'm unable to answer your original question, but IMO, your best bet would be updating up to SP2. If slipstreamed, all the components you don't want (firewall, security centre, etc.) can be removed using the right programs (nLite). __________________ --

Aug 22, 2006, 10:18 AM	Thread Starter #4
cdl2488 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	how would i go about getting those drivers? from the hard drive manufacturer? or motherboard? etc also, how would i "slipstream" sp2?

Aug 22, 2006, 03:45 PM	Thread Starter #6
cdl2488 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	ok. thanks for your help