Re: New Info - New Server with 2000

It's best not to extend the Windows 2000 boot volume beyond the 137GB
(128GB binary) boundary, this may come back to haunt the user if he ever
needs to reinstall (in-place upgrade) or do work on the volume from the
Recovery Console.

In order to be able to access disks beyond the 137GB boundary Windows
2000 needs SP3 or better and it needs to have the 48-bit LBA registry
hack applied. The disk will not be properly seen during the text-mode
portion of the setup, the text-mode portion cannot properly see or use
the disk if it is larger than 137GB. Windows 2000 absolutely needs the
registry hack and it isn't in the setupreg.hiv on the installation CD.

John

Frankster wrote:
> I may be rememering this wrong... but... just food for thought.
>
> As I remember it, it might have been the installation program (and
> format options) that limited the disk to a smallish size. You might try
> installing on the smaller size and then using a utility to repartition.
> I think Windows 2000 might run on a large disk, as long is you don't try
> to install onto one.
>
> -Frank
>
> "Doug Sanders" <> wrote in message
> news: m...
>> I erred in a spot here. I went back and started a new install.
>>
>> Server 2000 limits the whole disc size to about 132 gigabytes. The
>> rest of
>> the drive is accessable, it doesn't see it. Wierd.
>>
>> So, unless someone knows of a fix to this, I guess my client will have to
>> spend the bucks to move up to a newer version.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Doug Sanders
>>
>>
>>
>> "Doug Sanders" <> wrote in message
>> news: m...
>>> My client has an old server with 9 users and it is dying. Lack of disk
>>> space, USB's, and more.
>>>
>>> I am building a new machine and increasing memory, disk space, etc.
>>>
>>> My first run at installing the operating system seems to limit the boot
>>> partition to some really small size, about 148 megabytes or so.
>>>
>>> I have to load Exchange server and a few other programs on the boot
>>> drive.
>>>
>>> Is there a way to increase the size of this partition that I don't see?
>>>
>>> I have two each 1 terrabyte drives running RAID 1 that i want to install
>> to
>>> with a boot partition of about 200 Gigabytes to avoid Exchange problems
>> that
>>> they have had before.
>>>
>>> Client really doesn't want to buy new server or exchange software if she
>>> doesn't have to.
>>>
>>> Any ideas on the best way to configure this new server would by
>> appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Doug Sanders
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

Bill Kearney wrote:
>> In order to be able to access disks beyond the 137GB boundary Windows
>> 2000 needs SP3 or better and it needs to have the 48-bit LBA registry
>> hack applied. The disk will not be properly seen during the text-mode
>> portion of the setup, the text-mode portion cannot properly see or use
>> the disk if it is larger than 137GB. Windows 2000 absolutely needs
>> the registry hack and it isn't in the setupreg.hiv on the installation
>> CD.
>
> So? Just setup the OS onto a drive within the 137gb. Then once w2ksp3
> is up and running you can create another partition on the remaining
> portion of the drive. Then install and configure Exchange to use it.

Yes. Install Windows 2000 on a smaller partition and install the latest
service pack (SP4) and then apply the EnableBigLba registry fix.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q305098
48-Bit LBA Support for ATAPI Disk Drives in Windows 2000

Note that the text mode portion probably reports disk size using binary
values (as does the operating system), the maximum binary size translate
to 127.99 GB, keep the partition below this boundary.

John

The idea of using a smaller partition for the OS than the full logical drive
is so that data can not overflow the system partition. e.g install the OS on
16, 24 or 32 GB partition, and then partition the rest as a different drive
for data.
So I guess I don't understand why you would want to force the system
partition to be bigger.
Anthony
http://www.airdesk.com



"John John - MVP" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Bill Kearney wrote:
>>> In order to be able to access disks beyond the 137GB boundary Windows
>>> 2000 needs SP3 or better and it needs to have the 48-bit LBA registry
>>> hack applied. The disk will not be properly seen during the text-mode
>>> portion of the setup, the text-mode portion cannot properly see or use
>>> the disk if it is larger than 137GB. Windows 2000 absolutely needs the
>>> registry hack and it isn't in the setupreg.hiv on the installation CD.
>>
>> So? Just setup the OS onto a drive within the 137gb. Then once w2ksp3
>> is up and running you can create another partition on the remaining
>> portion of the drive. Then install and configure Exchange to use it.
>
> Yes. Install Windows 2000 on a smaller partition and install the latest
> service pack (SP4) and then apply the EnableBigLba registry fix.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q305098
> 48-Bit LBA Support for ATAPI Disk Drives in Windows 2000
>
> Note that the text mode portion probably reports disk size using binary
> values (as does the operating system), the maximum binary size translate
> to 127.99 GB, keep the partition below this boundary.
>
> John

I didn't say *I'd* wan't to force the partition to be any bigger. The
OP was trying to use a boot partition of 200GB. I simply said that the
Windows 2000 setup program cannot see or use partitions any bigger than
137GB and that he would have to make the partition smaller than that.

John

Anthony [MVP] wrote:
> The idea of using a smaller partition for the OS than the full logical
> drive is so that data can not overflow the system partition. e.g install
> the OS on 16, 24 or 32 GB partition, and then partition the rest as a
> different drive for data.
> So I guess I don't understand why you would want to force the system
> partition to be bigger.
> Anthony
> http://www.airdesk.com
>
>
>
> "John John - MVP" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Bill Kearney wrote:
>>>> In order to be able to access disks beyond the 137GB boundary
>>>> Windows 2000 needs SP3 or better and it needs to have the 48-bit LBA
>>>> registry hack applied. The disk will not be properly seen during
>>>> the text-mode portion of the setup, the text-mode portion cannot
>>>> properly see or use the disk if it is larger than 137GB. Windows
>>>> 2000 absolutely needs the registry hack and it isn't in the
>>>> setupreg.hiv on the installation CD.
>>>
>>> So? Just setup the OS onto a drive within the 137gb. Then once
>>> w2ksp3 is up and running you can create another partition on the
>>> remaining portion of the drive. Then install and configure Exchange
>>> to use it.
>>
>> Yes. Install Windows 2000 on a smaller partition and install the
>> latest service pack (SP4) and then apply the EnableBigLba registry fix.
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q305098
>> 48-Bit LBA Support for ATAPI Disk Drives in Windows 2000
>>
>> Note that the text mode portion probably reports disk size using
>> binary values (as does the operating system), the maximum binary size
>> translate to 127.99 GB, keep the partition below this boundary.
>>
>> John
>