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Old Dimension 8200 BIOS Question
Dimension 8200 ,XP SP3. Has a 160 GB HD in now But doed not see the hole
drive 127GB. Have read were the Bios might not see it an need to update , also something about LBA in Bios but cannot find LBA . Where in BIOS Would i find it?. Thanks |
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Larry,
Do you have the latest BIOS for a Dell 8200? I don't know whether even that BIOS supports HDs larger than 137 GB. |
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"Brian K" wrote in
pond.com: Larry, Do you have the latest BIOS for a Dell 8200? I don't know whether even that BIOS supports HDs larger than 137 GB. A03 is on the 8200 now the latest is A09. Trying to get all info before Flashing BIOS (Which i hope goes well). Otherwise i think the only other thing to do is install a new controller card (hope they still have them out their for older systems). Larry |
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Larry wrote:
"Brian K" wrote in pond.com: Larry, Do you have the latest BIOS for a Dell 8200? I don't know whether even that BIOS supports HDs larger than 137 GB. A03 is on the 8200 now the latest is A09. Trying to get all info before Flashing BIOS (Which i hope goes well). Otherwise i think the only other thing to do is install a new controller card (hope they still have them out their for older systems). Larry I have A09 on the old 8200 I have. According to what I have read the problem isn't in the BIOS http://en.community.dell.com/support.../17377616.aspx What OS are you using? -- Steve W. (\___/) (='.'=) (")_(") |
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"Steve W." wrote in
: http://en.community.dell.com/support.../3534/t/173776 16.aspx OS WinXP sp3. Can't get to the community deal i get this "Server Error in '/' Application". Thanks |
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Larry wrote:
"Steve W." wrote in : http://en.community.dell.com/support.../3534/t/173776 16.aspx OS WinXP sp3. Can't get to the community deal i get this "Server Error in '/' Application". Thanks Well the gist of the conversation is that Dell says that the 820 doesn't support drives over 137GB due to hardware limitations. BUT then one person says that the limit is due to the OS, and that XP SP2/3 allows the use of the drive. I THINK that the problem is likely that the machine doesn't see over the 137 GB limit but with the later XP versions you can create partitions on the drive to use the extra space. -- Steve W. (\___/) (='.'=) (")_(") |
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The Dimension 8200 will recognize a large drive properly with the
latest BIOS. Earlier systems (Dimension 8100/OptiPlex GX400, P3 based Precision 220 tested for sure) also have 48-bit LBA support. More than just the computer factors into this. Windows 2000 and XP both need to have a flag enabled in the registry to properly support 48-bit LBA. You also need a service pack--SP3 for Windows 2000 and SP1 for Windows XP. The Dell BIOS contains a workaround for the boot drive during Windows 2000/XP setup if it is a large (over 137GB) drive. Later, you will need to edit the registry to enable the 48-bit LBA support, so that other drives will be recognized at their proper capacity and you won't experience silent data corruption. William |
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"Steve W." wrote in
: Larry wrote: "Steve W." wrote in : http://en.community.dell.com/support.../f/3534/t/1737 76 16.aspx OS WinXP sp3. Can't get to the community deal i get this "Server Error in '/' Application". Thanks Well the gist of the conversation is that Dell says that the 820 doesn't support drives over 137GB due to hardware limitations. BUT then one person says that the limit is due to the OS, and that XP SP2/3 allows the use of the drive. I THINK that the problem is likely that the machine doesn't see over the 137 GB limit but with the later XP versions you can create partitions on the drive to use the extra space. I did the partitiion on the left over GB.Would be nice to have the whole deal . Thanks |
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