"kejo" <dontspam.TakeThisOut@me.here> wrote in message
news:mn.5b707d7b9ba027e9.83396@me.here...
> hey guys,
> Hope there is someone who is able to help me.
>
> i have a k7vat Lucky Star mobo.
> BIOS is award modular v6.00PGN
>
> i need to update it because it sees only 136 GB out of 320 GB of my new
> hard disk!!
>
> i have xp pro sp2 and it sees the full 320 GBs (in disk management),
> but when i boot my pc in the bios screen it shows: 136 GB
> "you could say where is the problem?? your xp sees it all..."
> yes but when i try to create a new partition (whatever type), i cant
> access it.
> so 90% it's bios limitation.
>
> please help me.
> i cant find the site of lucky star...
>
Here it is:
http://www.lucky-star.com.tw/ Looks like Luck-Star is out of
business.
Read the following at Segate about disk size limits in XP:
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=Why_can_I_only...e_127_t
I believe a PCI disk controller card will solve the problem too:
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=Controller_Car...nformat
Good Luck
pcbuilder98