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

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.

"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

Please let us know the outcome.

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?

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Steve W.
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"Steve W." wrote in
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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

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.
(\___/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")

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

"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

"William R. Walsh" wrote in news:2c2400f7-ddba-
:

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


Where do i find info on the registry fix. I have all the SP Packs that
came out.
Thanks