200 gig showing up as 127

Mr_bumpy · 10-06-2006, 12:01 AM

i have two 200 gig hard drives in my computer, one for storage, the other for programs and OS. the storage one shows up at around 186 or so, but my system disk only shows 127 gig total size... i was told before that it wasn't formatted properly or something along those lines. is there anything i can do to get full potential out of the drive, short of wiping the drive?

dai · 10-06-2006, 02:02 AM

in disk management check if it shows a part of the drive as unformatted
if there is,format that section of the drive only
windows will allowcate a drive letter to it

coolday · 10-06-2006, 04:56 AM

How did you partition the HDD? Normally a 40 gb hdd after format shows up as 37 - 38 gb. I would prefer using Partition Magic.

lhuser · 10-06-2006, 05:35 AM

Make sure that the jumper setting is set to Master or Slave. You might have placed it on Capacity Limitation Jumper.

coolday · 10-08-2006, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lhuser

Make sure that the jumper setting is set to Master or Slave. You might have placed it on Capacity Limitation Jumper.

A good point out by lhuser ????

gerbil pasty · 10-08-2006, 07:04 AM

I'm having the exact same problem with my new hard drive, its 250 gig but shows up as 131 when i install windows and 127 in 'my computer'

gerbil pasty · 10-08-2006, 07:09 AM

ah disk management was the answer
my computer is almost working fine.. wow

Mr_bumpy · 10-08-2006, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lhuser

Make sure that the jumper setting is set to Master or Slave. You might have placed it on Capacity Limitation Jumper.

i was told that SATAs dont need jumpers.... what is the jumper setting for master and what is it for slave?

on the same note of jumpers, whats the master setting for a cd/dvd burner?

crazijoe · 10-08-2006, 11:17 AM

SATA cannot be configured as Master/Slave. Only a single device on each SATA port.
127GB or 137GB is a limitation of the operating system or motherboard not being compatible with 48 bit LBA. Since you already have a 200GB drive partitioned and formatted and you OS recognises it, this would appear that your motherboard is not the problem and SP1 or higher was applied after the OS was installed.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303013

dai · 10-08-2006, 11:20 AM

cd dvd
master on the end of the cable and slave in the middle
use an 80 wire ide cable

Mr_bumpy · 10-08-2006, 12:01 PM

i'm assuming what you told me is a summary of what is in that link (i had a look and i'm not understanding it entirely)

for future refrence, how can i get full capacity out of the hard drive on a clean install without formatting the unpartitioned space afterwards (i want to make it one big partition)?

thanks a lot for the help so far

Mr_bumpy · 10-08-2006, 10:11 PM

i found a program, i'm sure y'all have heard of it.... partition magic. has a handy little resize feature so i just resized the primary partition and put all the unformatted space in there

thanks a lot for all your help

dai · 10-08-2006, 11:01 PM

coolday suggested you use it in post 3

Mr_bumpy · 10-08-2006, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dai

coolday suggested you use it in post 3

woops... i feel really dumb now.... i had a similar thread going on a different forum that i regular at, so i thought that it was posted there (and hence went for the program)

i guess all the credit goes to coolday

10-06-2006, 12:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mr_bumpy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 34 OS: winxp pro	200 gig showing up as 127 i have two 200 gig hard drives in my computer, one for storage, the other for programs and OS. the storage one shows up at around 186 or so, but my system disk only shows 127 gig total size... i was told before that it wasn't formatted properly or something along those lines. is there anything i can do to get full potential out of the drive, short of wiping the drive?

10-06-2006, 02:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,260 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	in disk management check if it shows a part of the drive as unformatted if there is,format that section of the drive only windows will allowcate a drive letter to it __________________

10-06-2006, 04:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
coolday Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 337 OS: WINDOWS XP PRO	How did you partition the HDD? Normally a 40 gb hdd after format shows up as 37 - 38 gb. I would prefer using Partition Magic. __________________ *cday ... "Learn 2 Share N Share 2 Learn"* Please add a thanks if I may ever help you Last edited by coolday; 10-06-2006 at 04:57 AM.

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crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	SATA cannot be configured as Master/Slave. Only a single device on each SATA port. 127GB or 137GB is a limitation of the operating system or motherboard not being compatible with 48 bit LBA. Since you already have a 200GB drive partitioned and formatted and you OS recognises it, this would appear that your motherboard is not the problem and SP1 or higher was applied after the OS was installed. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303013 __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

10-08-2006, 11:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,260 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	cd dvd master on the end of the cable and slave in the middle use an 80 wire ide cable __________________

10-06-2006, 05:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
lhuser Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 52 OS: My modified Windows XP My System	Make sure that the jumper setting is set to Master or Slave. You might have placed it on Capacity Limitation Jumper.

10-08-2006, 07:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
gerbil pasty Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hants, England Posts: 16 OS: windows xp pro	I'm having the exact same problem with my new hard drive, its 250 gig but shows up as 131 when i install windows and 127 in 'my computer'

10-08-2006, 07:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
gerbil pasty Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hants, England Posts: 16 OS: windows xp pro	ah disk management was the answer my computer is almost working fine.. wow

10-08-2006, 12:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
Mr_bumpy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 34 OS: winxp pro	i'm assuming what you told me is a summary of what is in that link (i had a look and i'm not understanding it entirely) for future refrence, how can i get full capacity out of the hard drive on a clean install without formatting the unpartitioned space afterwards (i want to make it one big partition)? thanks a lot for the help so far

10-08-2006, 10:11 PM	#12 (permalink)
Mr_bumpy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 34 OS: winxp pro	i found a program, i'm sure y'all have heard of it.... partition magic. has a handy little resize feature so i just resized the primary partition and put all the unformatted space in there thanks a lot for all your help

10-08-2006, 11:01 PM	#13 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,260 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	coolday suggested you use it in post 3 __________________