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Like was mentioned, check you BIOS settings - although, most newer HDDs are usually detected without a problem.
TBH, if doing a new install of XP on a clean HDD (meaning, you don't have any important files that need to be saved), I've always gone the route of having the WIN Setup program remove the old partition, and have it build a new one - then I do a full format instead of a quick format (I also recommend a full format if changing from one file system to the other).
If for some reason your system isn't detecting the full capacity of the HDD - double check with someone else's rig if possible. If that's not the case, it's quite possible the HDD is damaged somehow.
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