my 160gb hd is wierd...

lach412 · 08-28-2007, 11:35 PM

i have a seagate ide 160gb hd installed to my pc and it only registered 120gb after installing windows,im wondering where did the 30gb+ go?
I tried reformat, my pc still it only registerd 128gb (64gb for my drive C and 63.9gb for my drive D)

can someone help me thanks

**manic** · 08-29-2007, 04:52 AM

Look in disc management. The extra gigs are probably there, you will
have to create a partition for that space. Possibly.

lach412 · 08-29-2007, 06:07 AM

i looked in disk management but its not there, i just saw

disk 0
Basic (C: ) (D: )
127.99 GB 64.02GB NTFS 63.97 NTFS
online Healthy(system) Healthy
CD ROM 0
DVD (E: )
no media

CD ROM 1
DVD (F: )
no media

where could it be?

thanks

**manic** · 08-29-2007, 09:24 AM

You must of missed something when you initially partitioned. Get
seagates diagnostic tool and run it to actually view what is going
on with the harddrive, you may have to format and repartition to get
the space back, or use something like partition magic,

lach412 · 08-29-2007, 11:43 AM

ok thanks.

I read this
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.js...00f5ee0a0aRCRD

and by the way im using WinXP SP1 only, maybe thats the problem as meantion there in that article that its not able to support HD larger than 137GB, maybe because I didnt quite understand that part.

thanks again.

lach412 · 08-29-2007, 11:55 AM

Thanks manic, I found something on the seagate website

ill paste the url here so if someone has the same issues thsy can check here

http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.js...00dd04090aRCRD

thanks

dai · 08-29-2007, 01:24 PM

it is important to keep your operating system up to date with the updates

lach412 · 08-30-2007, 11:09 PM

i have 80GB partition (spare hd) into 4 drives, and i want to make it just 2 drives, if i delete the other 2 drives (40gb each) using disk manager how can i make it in to one 40gb? if i delete it in disk manager will i get it back just using disk manager or i need to reformat everything?

thanks

**manic** · 08-31-2007, 04:20 AM

You should start a new thread with this question, but to give you a
answer you would need to format and start over again, or use a
program like partition magic. Format/repartition, or use partition magic.

lach412 · 08-31-2007, 04:49 AM

thanks manic

and dai too

08-28-2007, 11:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
lach412 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 25 OS: Win XP SP2	my 160gb hd is wierd... i have a seagate ide 160gb hd installed to my pc and it only registered 120gb after installing windows,im wondering where did the 30gb+ go? I tried reformat, my pc still it only registerd 128gb (64gb for my drive C and 63.9gb for my drive D) can someone help me thanks __________________ "To be or not to be..." Last edited by lach412; 08-28-2007 at 11:39 PM. Reason: wrong spellings

08-29-2007, 04:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,205 OS: xp	Re: my 160gb hd is wierd... Look in disc management. The extra gigs are probably there, you will have to create a partition for that space. Possibly. __________________

08-29-2007, 06:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
lach412 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 25 OS: Win XP SP2	Re: my 160gb hd is wierd... i looked in disk management but its not there, i just saw disk 0 Basic (C: ) (D: ) 127.99 GB 64.02GB NTFS 63.97 NTFS online Healthy(system) Healthy CD ROM 0 DVD (E: ) no media CD ROM 1 DVD (F: ) no media where could it be? thanks __________________ "To be or not to be..."

08-29-2007, 09:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,205 OS: xp	Re: my 160gb hd is wierd... You must of missed something when you initially partitioned. Get seagates diagnostic tool and run it to actually view what is going on with the harddrive, you may have to format and repartition to get the space back, or use something like partition magic, __________________

08-29-2007, 11:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
lach412 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 25 OS: Win XP SP2	Re: my 160gb hd is wierd... ok thanks. I read this http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.js...00f5ee0a0aRCRD and by the way im using WinXP SP1 only, maybe thats the problem as meantion there in that article that its not able to support HD larger than 137GB, maybe because I didnt quite understand that part. thanks again. __________________ "To be or not to be..."

08-29-2007, 11:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
lach412 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 25 OS: Win XP SP2	Re: my 160gb hd is wierd... Thanks manic, I found something on the seagate website ill paste the url here so if someone has the same issues thsy can check here http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.js...00dd04090aRCRD thanks __________________ "To be or not to be..."

08-29-2007, 01:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,260 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: my 160gb hd is wierd... it is important to keep your operating system up to date with the updates __________________

08-30-2007, 11:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
lach412 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 25 OS: Win XP SP2	Re: my 160gb hd is wierd... i have 80GB partition (spare hd) into 4 drives, and i want to make it just 2 drives, if i delete the other 2 drives (40gb each) using disk manager how can i make it in to one 40gb? if i delete it in disk manager will i get it back just using disk manager or i need to reformat everything? thanks __________________ "To be or not to be..."

08-31-2007, 04:20 AM	#9 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,205 OS: xp	Re: my 160gb hd is wierd... You should start a new thread with this question, but to give you a answer you would need to format and start over again, or use a program like partition magic. Format/repartition, or use partition magic. __________________

08-31-2007, 04:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
lach412 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 25 OS: Win XP SP2	Re: my 160gb hd is wierd... thanks manic and dai too __________________ "To be or not to be..."