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05-20-2007, 11:33 PM
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New Build Not Recognise FUll HDD Capacity
Hi Guys
I have just finished my first build. All went well except for one minor thing. I installed a new 320gig SATA 16mb HDD and it is only recognised as i think it was 127gig. I installed XP pro then SP1 then SP2. Everything else seems fine re proceesor ram etc. As far as i can tell anyway. Any suggestion or thoughts on this. Thanx in advance Cheers Chris |
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05-20-2007, 11:45 PM
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9mm wins.
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Go into Disk Management and your missing hard drive space should be there as unallocated space. You can then partition and format it and it will be ready to go.
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05-20-2007, 11:52 PM
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ok...........but
Thanx for the reply
Where would i find disk management. I am not at home atm but will be in hr or two. Once i am in there is it straight forward as to how to get it back and going again ?? Noob here so sorry if this is simple stuff lol Cheers Chris Quote:
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05-21-2007, 12:05 AM
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9mm wins.
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Right click on My Computer... click on Manage... then go down to Disk Management...
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05-21-2007, 12:09 AM
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And then......................lol
Ok yes thats nice and easy. Once i am in there then i guess it will be pretty straight forward as to what i need to do .......................?????
So for sounding like a pain just that i am not at my home pc now and dont have the next back up and running until i fix this issue and then install the other stuff Thanx again Quote:
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05-21-2007, 12:15 AM
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9mm wins.
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Yep... the missing space should be under Disk Management as unallocated space... you then right click on it... partition and format it for use.
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05-21-2007, 12:19 AM
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Thanx
thanx for the help and fast replies
Much appreciated Cheers Chris |
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05-21-2007, 12:42 AM
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Shiro Usagi
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For future reference: How to partition and format a hard disk in Windows XP
How to use Disk Management to configure basic disks in Windows XP  Cricket
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05-21-2007, 04:19 PM
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Only up to 300 not 320gig
OK
I found the extra unallocated space of approx 171gig and formated / partitioned in using disk management. I believe it is only seeing a total of about 300gig instead of 320gig. ANy ideas on this as there is no more unallocated space. Thanx again Chris |
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05-21-2007, 04:28 PM
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05-21-2007, 04:55 PM
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9mm wins.
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Yep just read the article TwoRails linked to... it will tell you exactly why you are only seeing about 300gb.
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