Microsoft KB Archive/153550

= Hard Disk Limited to 8-GB Partition =

Article ID: 153550

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q153550



SYMPTOMS
When you try to partition a drive that is larger than 8 gigabytes (GB) in size, the maximum partition size may be 8 GB.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the hard disk controller does not fully support the interrupt 13 extensions. This information applies to both IDE and SCSI hard disk drives.



RESOLUTION
Contact the drive controller's manufacturer for information about a possible BIOS upgrade to a version of the BIOS that fully supports interrupt 13 extensions.



MORE INFORMATION
In order for a hard disk that is larger than 8 GB and uses the FAT32 file system to be fully addressed, it must support interrupt 13 extensions. Io.sys tests for the presence of interrupt 13 extensions. If interrupt 13 extensions are not detected, the default CHS LBA limit of 7.9 GB is used.

To determine whether your BIOS supports interrupt 13 extensions, please refer to your computer's documentation or consult your computer's manufacturer.

Additional query words: osr2 fdisk

Keywords: kbdiskmemory kbfaq kbfaq kbhardware kbprb KB153550

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