Re: Help! New hard drive thinks it is half its true size!
RazgrizSeed, what is the make and model of your hard drive? Does it have a jumper to limit the size?
What is the make and model of your notebook computer? The bios of your computer might only be able to recognize 55 gigabytes of any hard drive. If that's the case, you will need to install a newer bios.
My first suggestion would be to boot your computer and get into the bios. Check if it tells you the size of the hard drive is 55 gigabytes or 120 gigabytes. If it says 55 gigabytes, the bios is probably your problem. In which case, you can check the website of the company that built the thing. There might be a bios update with a note that says this update fixes hard drive space above 55 gigabytes not recognized.
And since you already have this new hard drive sitting in an external case, hook it up to the newest desktop or notebook computer you have available and see what happens.
Bonne chance
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