You need W2000 service pack 3 as per:
http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/capacity/137/os/win2000.html


You also need the BIOS to support 48-bit LBA.
http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/capacity/137/bios.html
OR you need a a Dynamic Drive Overlay (DDO) to overcome the
BIOS limitation.
http://www.wdc.com/en/library/eide/2779-001001.pdf   (1.47megs)

                                             Rick Glazier

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard F. Bolha" <[log in to unmask]>

> I recently purchased a Western Digital 160 GB hard drive. It only
> shows up as 136 GB in the BIOS? It only shows 131 GB that is
> formatable as expected. Am I running into a bios limit of 136GB?

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