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Since: May 12, 2006
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 10:33 pm
Post subject: Missing Hard Drive Space - HELP!
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| Just built a new unit...turned on today....all seems ok except, after
formatting the new hard drive - a Western Digital 320GB, its appeared as
only 127GB!
Any ideas how this could have happened and anything I can do to get the
full size back?
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 10:33 pm
Post subject: Re: Missing Hard Drive Space - HELP! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Two things your system needs to support hard drives larger then 137GB (which
is 127GB after Partitioning/Formating)
Your motherboard bios needs to support 48-bit, which should be in any bios
from dated from 2004 or late 2003
Windows XP did not support partitions larger then 137GB until service pack
2.
Use Western Digital lifeguard tools before installing Windows XP.
Need to use the Western digital lifeguard software on the drive before
installing Windows XP
"John Brown" <JohnBrown RemoveThis @NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> Just built a new unit...turned on today....all seems ok except, after
> formatting the new hard drive - a Western Digital 320GB, its appeared as
> only 127GB!
> Any ideas how this could have happened and anything I can do to get the
> full size back?
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 3:02 am
Post subject: Re: Missing Hard Drive Space - HELP! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Previously John Brown <JohnBrown.RemoveThis@nospam.com> wrote:
> Just built a new unit...turned on today....all seems ok except, after
> formatting the new hard drive - a Western Digital 320GB, its appeared as
> only 127GB!
> Any ideas how this could have happened and anything I can do to get the
> full size back?
Patch windows to the current patchlevel. It has a broken IDE driver
that can only do 127GB.
Arno >> Stay informed about: Missing Hard Drive Space - HELP! |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 4:33 am
Post subject: Re: Missing Hard Drive Space - HELP! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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What Wagner says makes sense.
"Arno Wagner" <me.RemoveThis@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Previously John Brown <JohnBrown.RemoveThis@nospam.com> wrote:
>> Just built a new unit...turned on today....all seems ok except, after
>> formatting the new hard drive - a Western Digital 320GB, its appeared as
>> only 127GB!
>> Any ideas how this could have happened and anything I can do to get the
>> full size back?
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> Patch windows to the current patchlevel. It has a broken IDE driver
> that can only do 127GB.
>
> Arno
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> >> Stay informed about: Missing Hard Drive Space - HELP! |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 7:56 am
Post subject: Re: Missing Hard Drive Space - HELP! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Its a 3 year old copy of XP Pro..what's the best way forward now?
Thanks.
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"tod" <no_spam_i RemoveThis @earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Two things your system needs to support hard drives larger then 137GB
> (which is 127GB after Partitioning/Formating)
> Your motherboard bios needs to support 48-bit, which should be in any bios
> from dated from 2004 or late 2003
> Windows XP did not support partitions larger then 137GB until service pack
> 2.
> Use Western Digital lifeguard tools before installing Windows XP.
>
> Need to use the Western digital lifeguard software on the drive before
> installing Windows XP
> "John Brown" <JohnBrown RemoveThis @NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
> news:e42uvk$nhs$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> Just built a new unit...turned on today....all seems ok except, after
>> formatting the new hard drive - a Western Digital 320GB, its appeared as
>> only 127GB!
>> Any ideas how this could have happened and anything I can do to get the
>> full size back?
>>
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 7:56 am
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Previously John Brown <JohnBrown DeleteThis @nospam.com> wrote:
> Its a 3 year old copy of XP Pro..what's the best way forward now?
> Thanks.
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Update to SP2 with windows update?
Arno
> "tod" <no_spam_i DeleteThis @earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:_N79g.1822$Jf.1257@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>> Two things your system needs to support hard drives larger then 137GB
>> (which is 127GB after Partitioning/Formating)
>> Your motherboard bios needs to support 48-bit, which should be in any bios
>> from dated from 2004 or late 2003
>> Windows XP did not support partitions larger then 137GB until service pack
>> 2.
>> Use Western Digital lifeguard tools before installing Windows XP.
>>
>> Need to use the Western digital lifeguard software on the drive before
>> installing Windows XP
>> "John Brown" <JohnBrown DeleteThis @NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
>> news:e42uvk$nhs$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
>>> Just built a new unit...turned on today....all seems ok except, after
>>> formatting the new hard drive - a Western Digital 320GB, its appeared as
>>> only 127GB!
>>> Any ideas how this could have happened and anything I can do to get the
>>> full size back?
>>>
>>>
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>> >> Stay informed about: Missing Hard Drive Space - HELP! |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 9:55 am
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"tod" <no_spam_i RemoveThis @earthlink.net> wrote in message news:ikd9g.1916$Jf.1839@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net
> What Wagner says makes sense.
As in your's was a complete crock?
And no, it didn't make sense.
It will still be formatted to 137GiB.
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> "Arno Wagner" <me RemoveThis @privacy.net> wrote in message news:4cl0i8F16h5lsU2@individual.net...
> > Previously John Brown <JohnBrown RemoveThis @nospam.com> wrote:
> > > Just built a new unit...turned on today....all seems ok except, after
> > > formatting the new hard drive - a Western Digital 320GB, its appeared as
> > > only 127GB!
> > > Any ideas how this could have happened and anything I can do to get the
> > > full size back?
> >
> > Patch windows to the current patchlevel. It has a broken IDE driver
> > that can only do 127GB.
> >
> > Arno >> Stay informed about: Missing Hard Drive Space - HELP! |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 11:55 am
Post subject: Re: Missing Hard Drive Space - HELP! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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He may have formatted the whole drive.
And Windows XP may just need Service pack 2 to see the whole drive.
"Folkert Rienstra" <see_reply-to RemoveThis @myweb.nl> wrote in message
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> "tod" <no_spam_i RemoveThis @earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:ikd9g.1916$Jf.1839@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net
>> What Wagner says makes sense.
>
> As in your's was a complete crock?
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> And no, it didn't make sense.
> It will still be formatted to 137GiB.
>
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>> "Arno Wagner" <me RemoveThis @privacy.net> wrote in message
>> news:4cl0i8F16h5lsU2@individual.net...
>> > Previously John Brown <JohnBrown RemoveThis @nospam.com> wrote:
>> > > Just built a new unit...turned on today....all seems ok except, after
>> > > formatting the new hard drive - a Western Digital 320GB, its appeared
>> > > as
>> > > only 127GB!
>> > > Any ideas how this could have happened and anything I can do to get
>> > > the
>> > > full size back?
>> >
>> > Patch windows to the current patchlevel. It has a broken IDE driver
>> > that can only do 127GB.
>> >
>> > Arno
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 12:55 pm
Post subject: Re: Missing Hard Drive Space - HELP! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Update to Service Pack 2, then use Partition Magic to extend the partition.
"John Brown" <JohnBrown RemoveThis @NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> Just built a new unit...turned on today....all seems ok except, after
> formatting the new hard drive - a Western Digital 320GB, its appeared as
> only 127GB!
> Any ideas how this could have happened and anything I can do to get the
> full size back?
>
> >> Stay informed about: Missing Hard Drive Space - HELP! |
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 10:34 pm
Post subject: Re: Missing Hard Drive Space - HELP! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"tod" <no_spam_i RemoveThis @earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Update to Service Pack 2, then use Partition Magic to extend the
> partition.
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> "John Brown" <JohnBrown RemoveThis @NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
> news:e42uvk$nhs$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> Just built a new unit...turned on today....all seems ok except, after
>> formatting the new hard drive - a Western Digital 320GB, its appeared as
>> only 127GB!
>> Any ideas how this could have happened and anything I can do to get the
>> full size back?
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Thanks for all the help...finally sorted...
....for info as per...:-
Downloaded XP SP2
Accessed Disk Management in Windows XP..... Right-click on My Computer,
left-click on Manage,
and then left-click on Disk Management....click unallocated space, and then
New Partition Wizard...
and on to formatting...so now have a couple of large (ok...too large really
but what the heck) partitions. 
Thanks again. >> Stay informed about: Missing Hard Drive Space - HELP! |
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