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Windows Setup may report the size of an IDE hard disk incorrectly in Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000

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Symptoms

When you use a Windows Setup CD to install Windows on an integrated drive electronics (IDE) hard disk, the Windows Setup program may report the disk size incorrectly. When you use the text-based part of Windows Setup to delete the partitions on the disk, divided entries remain. The free space seems to be divided, although no partitions exist.

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Cause

This problem occurs if the IDE hard disk was formerly part of a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) stripe set.

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Resolution

To resolve this problem, follow these steps:
  1. Restart the computer from the Windows Setup CD.
  2. Delete all the divided entries.
  3. Restart the computer again from the Windows Setup CD.
You may have to repeat these steps until no divided entries remain on the disk. When no divided free space entries remain, the size of the remaining free space entry matches the size of the disk.

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Keywords: kbsetup, kbtshoot, kbprb, KB897086

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Article Info
Article ID : 897086
Revision : 4
Created on : 7/13/2005
Published on : 7/13/2005
Exists online : False
Views : 415