Hard drive size error

weaponx · 10-03-2006, 11:27 AM

Hi people,

I've been having trouble with one of my hard drives. Its a 40 gig Maxtor with no OS on it but just data, for some reason when i transferred it into another computer it wouldnt register at all at first. After a while it did register but it needed me to format it for me to access it. However when i did format it it only registered as a 4 gig hard drive. And I've tried it in several computers with the same result. All the data recovery programs I've used only seem able to recover from the visible part so nearly all my music and games are gone. Has anyone com across this kind of thing before? Is there anyway to resize it? So i can recover my data, i have priceless tunes from the 90's there :(...

dai · 10-03-2006, 11:52 AM

it sounds like you formatted it fat 16,did you do it through disk management or use a dos disk

weaponx · 10-03-2006, 12:18 PM

Hi dai,

I used disk management, and i think it recommended formatting as NTFS. Should i go back and try formatting it again?

dai · 10-03-2006, 12:44 PM

try this first
http://www.ranish.com/part/

**linderman** · 10-03-2006, 01:06 PM

hmmmmm this will work for sure active @ undelete (google search for it)

weaponx · 10-04-2006, 12:30 PM

Thanks guys I'll look at both and let you know how it goes :).

weaponx · 10-07-2006, 08:26 AM

Hi guys, i tried the activate@ undelete but with no luck, it can at least see all the files i had on the hard drive though. The "Advanced Extra" tab shows the whole 40 gigs. The problem is still that they cant be recovered though. There must be some kind of file that hold the hard drives details or something right, something that shows the serial number and the size of the hard drive? Is there any kind of log i can manipulate to change the amount of storage shown in there because i know the space is there.

10-03-2006, 11:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
weaponx Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6 OS: XP	Hard drive size error Hi people, I've been having trouble with one of my hard drives. Its a 40 gig Maxtor with no OS on it but just data, for some reason when i transferred it into another computer it wouldnt register at all at first. After a while it did register but it needed me to format it for me to access it. However when i did format it it only registered as a 4 gig hard drive. And I've tried it in several computers with the same result. All the data recovery programs I've used only seem able to recover from the visible part so nearly all my music and games are gone. Has anyone com across this kind of thing before? Is there anyway to resize it? So i can recover my data, i have priceless tunes from the 90's there :(...

10-03-2006, 11:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,260 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	it sounds like you formatted it fat 16,did you do it through disk management or use a dos disk __________________

10-03-2006, 12:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,260 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	try this first http://www.ranish.com/part/ __________________

10-03-2006, 01:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,403 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	hmmmmm this will work for sure active @ undelete (google search for it) __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

10-03-2006, 12:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
weaponx Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6 OS: XP	Hi dai, I used disk management, and i think it recommended formatting as NTFS. Should i go back and try formatting it again?

10-04-2006, 12:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
weaponx Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6 OS: XP	Thanks guys I'll look at both and let you know how it goes :).

10-07-2006, 08:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
weaponx Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6 OS: XP	Hi guys, i tried the activate@ undelete but with no luck, it can at least see all the files i had on the hard drive though. The "Advanced Extra" tab shows the whole 40 gigs. The problem is still that they cant be recovered though. There must be some kind of file that hold the hard drives details or something right, something that shows the serial number and the size of the hard drive? Is there any kind of log i can manipulate to change the amount of storage shown in there because i know the space is there.