Asus A7V8X-X maximum hard drive size capacity

hobbes49 · 07-15-2008, 11:19 AM

Im looking to get a new IDE Hard Drive to replace the 5 year old 80GIG that died. I can't seem to find any info on the maximum capacity size the motherboard will recognize. I want to go between a 160gig to a 320 gig. I also currently have a 120gig which my PC does recognize. Also, would I have to upgrade the BIOS as well?

SPECS:

POWER SUPPLY: Coolmax, Model: AP-450X(V-400), sorry dont know "number of amps on +12V rail(s)."

MOTHERBOARD: ASUS A7V8X-X, sorry dont know what "socket type" means

CPU: AMD Athlon Barton XP 2500+

RAM: DDR 1gig

VIDEO CARD: ATI Radeion 9550 AGP 8x/4x 256 MB

HARD DRIVE: Western Digital Caviar Enhanced IDE HD, Model: WD800JB-00ETA0

OS: Win xp home SP2

Thank you

guru88 · 07-15-2008, 11:34 AM

there is no hardware limit for that particular board...any issues you have will most likely be software related (in terms of partitioning, formatting, recognizing the drive).. do a google search for "EnableBigLBA" for more details.

hobbes49 · 07-15-2008, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guru88

there is no hardware limit for that particular board...any issues you have will most likely be software related (in terms of partitioning, formatting, recognizing the drive).. do a google search for "EnableBigLBA" for more details.

I found this:
"Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows 2000 SP3 add support for 48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA), which lets you access hard disks larger than 137GB. To enable 48-bit LBA with Windows 2000 SP3, you must also make sure the EnableBigLba value is defined and set properly in the Windows registry. In the original release of Windows XP, 48-bit LBA can be enabled for testing purposes by also adding the EnableBigLba registry value. With Windows XP Service Pack 1, the EnableBigLba registry value is no longer used or needed."

So from the bold sentence I assume I dont need to make any changes sine I have WinXP Service Pack 2.

I don't want to be doing any partitions. I just want to buy the HDD, hook it up and install winxp with Service Pack 1 on it.

So does this mean I can just go ahead and buy and install this drive?
thanks!

**linderman** · 07-15-2008, 04:28 PM

yes you can buy the big drive ....... in the worse case senario if your motherboard does have a 127gig bios size limit ....... you can buy a cheap IDE controller card that will cure that .......

proceed with the fun !

07-15-2008, 11:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
hobbes49 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6 OS: Xp home	Asus A7V8X-X maximum hard drive size capacity Im looking to get a new IDE Hard Drive to replace the 5 year old 80GIG that died. I can't seem to find any info on the maximum capacity size the motherboard will recognize. I want to go between a 160gig to a 320 gig. I also currently have a 120gig which my PC does recognize. Also, would I have to upgrade the BIOS as well? SPECS: POWER SUPPLY: Coolmax, Model: AP-450X(V-400), sorry dont know "number of amps on +12V rail(s)." MOTHERBOARD: ASUS A7V8X-X, sorry dont know what "socket type" means CPU: AMD Athlon Barton XP 2500+ RAM: DDR 1gig VIDEO CARD: ATI Radeion 9550 AGP 8x/4x 256 MB HARD DRIVE: Western Digital Caviar Enhanced IDE HD, Model: WD800JB-00ETA0 OS: Win xp home SP2 Thank you Last edited by hobbes49 : 07-15-2008 at 11:23 AM.

07-15-2008, 11:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
guru88 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 100 OS: vista ultimate service pack 1	Re: Asus A7V8X-X maximum hard drive size capacity there is no hardware limit for that particular board...any issues you have will most likely be software related (in terms of partitioning, formatting, recognizing the drive).. do a google search for "EnableBigLBA" for more details.

07-15-2008, 04:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 14,030 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: Asus A7V8X-X maximum hard drive size capacity yes you can buy the big drive ....... in the worse case senario if your motherboard does have a 127gig bios size limit ....... you can buy a cheap IDE controller card that will cure that ....... proceed with the fun ! __________________ If you cant be polite and friendly; then please be silent.