Hard Drive Query

cyber19583 · 11-26-2006, 01:05 PM

i would like to know what can be done when i am using a 20 gig HD but the local C drive reading is showing 1.96 GB . i have tried checkiing the jumpers on the drive and the memory is sufficient, etc. What to do?

**Doby** · 11-26-2006, 01:47 PM

In " my Computer" how many local disks are there and how many gb each are they

Do you know how many hardrives are physically installed in the computer

cyber19583 · 11-26-2006, 02:38 PM

in "my computer" there is only 1 local C, there are no other hard drives...i originally did a fdisk whereby the display showed only 1 partition and no other drive....thankx for the quick response

**Done_Fishin** · 11-26-2006, 03:36 PM

when you did fdisk, did you enable LBA?
there would have been a question right at the start of fdisk.
If you didn't then your drive will be limited to 2GB

Run Fdisk again but answer YES to the question.

**Done_Fishin** · 11-26-2006, 03:52 PM

LBA = Large Drive Support

just in case you were wondering

cyber19583 · 11-30-2006, 07:33 PM

still have not solved the 2 gb on a 20 gb HD. have tried the Fdisk and i still come up with 2014 mb reading. i did a diagnostic from a utility disk and a specific test recognized the 20 gb size. i did the enable large disk function with negative results. i even tried installing another hard drive ( 10 gb ), and it too registered the 2 gb reading. that tells me that the source of the problem could be at the bios level or somewhere thereof. kindly advise on this issue

**Doby** · 11-30-2006, 09:15 PM

What does the bios recognize the disk as?

**Done_Fishin** · 12-01-2006, 12:38 AM

How old is your computer ?
Did you format with FAT32 or NTFS?

cyber19583 · 12-01-2006, 09:39 AM

computer is 8 to 9 years old..........formatted using the format c command because the 2014 gb was all that was there ( xp could not be used because available space was not recognized.........i will check bios specs....thanks to both responses

**8210GUY** · 12-01-2006, 09:49 AM

What is the actual model number of the drive ?
And have you run the manufacturers diagnostic tools on it ?

**Done_Fishin** · 12-01-2006, 10:11 AM

IF your mobo is that old there is every possibility that the BIOS won't support more than 2GB drives, you will either have to check your mobo site for a BIOS update to see they have added support or find a way to see the drive via a plug in card or external box, which have LBA48 onboard support.

11-26-2006, 01:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
cyber19583 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6 OS: xp	Hard Drive Query i would like to know what can be done when i am using a 20 gig HD but the local C drive reading is showing 1.96 GB . i have tried checkiing the jumpers on the drive and the memory is sufficient, etc. What to do?

11-26-2006, 01:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 8,076 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	In " my Computer" how many local disks are there and how many gb each are they Do you know how many hardrives are physically installed in the computer __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF

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11-30-2006, 07:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
cyber19583 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6 OS: xp	Hard Drive Problem followup still have not solved the 2 gb on a 20 gb HD. have tried the Fdisk and i still come up with 2014 mb reading. i did a diagnostic from a utility disk and a specific test recognized the 20 gb size. i did the enable large disk function with negative results. i even tried installing another hard drive ( 10 gb ), and it too registered the 2 gb reading. that tells me that the source of the problem could be at the bios level or somewhere thereof. kindly advise on this issue

11-26-2006, 02:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
cyber19583 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6 OS: xp	in "my computer" there is only 1 local C, there are no other hard drives...i originally did a fdisk whereby the display showed only 1 partition and no other drive....thankx for the quick response

11-30-2006, 09:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 8,076 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	What does the bios recognize the disk as? __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF

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12-01-2006, 09:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
cyber19583 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6 OS: xp	computer is 8 to 9 years old..........formatted using the format c command because the 2014 gb was all that was there ( xp could not be used because available space was not recognized.........i will check bios specs....thanks to both responses

12-01-2006, 09:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
8210GUY TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,558 OS: xp Pro	What is the actual model number of the drive ? And have you run the manufacturers diagnostic tools on it ?

12-01-2006, 10:11 AM	#11 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,357 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	IF your mobo is that old there is every possibility that the BIOS won't support more than 2GB drives, you will either have to check your mobo site for a BIOS update to see they have added support or find a way to see the drive via a plug in card or external box, which have LBA48 onboard support. __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner