160 GB hd & slow startup.

[shadow of chaos]

i want to say first what i mean by slow startup, the computer comes on fine.. but for some reason i have to wait about 50 seconds just for the computer screen to restart ( flicks to black quickly and then comes back on ) if i try to open something like paint or 3dmark within the first minute it just wont open, after the screen flicker i can open anything.

About my HD.. it is supposed to be 160GB but in windows its saying i only have 127GB of space??? i formatted it correctly, i tried partition magic but it thinks its all there.. if anyone knows whats going on id appreciate the help.

[glc]

What version of Windows, please? Are you using an 80 wire Ultra ATA cable and Cable Select jumpering on the drive? What brand and model hard drive?

[shadow of chaos]

windows, i am using windows XP.

the hard drive is a Maxtor diamond max9.

there is jumpers on the drive and in fact i cant remember if i moved it for some reason so it'd look like my older one ( 40gb ) probably a bad idea..

its ATA

[glc]

You need Service Pack 1 for XP to enable drives larger than 137gb. The BIOS also needs to see the full capacity, there's a 137gb barrier there too.