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Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 4
OS: windows xp pro sp2
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[SOLVED] windows only detects 1/10th of my hdd space
Here's my brother's computer:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/p...330092&lang=en I have installed a maxtor 6l300r0 hdd into my brother's old computer: http://www.superwarehouse.com/Maxtor...300R0/p/623088 I have set it to be a slave on the primary IDE channel and set the jumpers to be slave. Bios and windows xp pro sp2 detect the drive and I've formatted to NTFS. Problem is, I bought a 300 GB drive and only 31.4 GIGS are available in disk manager. Any solutions to this problem? I've never heard of so much of a hdd just going to waste. |
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Troubled
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 644
OS: Windows XP
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Re: windows only detects 1/10th of my hdd space
Hi moneys2,
I recommend what eneles said but If that doesn't work, try to see if there a new bios version for the computer and if there is, flash the bios. good luck!!! |
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Mentor Hardware Team
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Florida, USA
Posts: 1,283
OS: 98SE,2000,XP SP3,VISTA SP2 x64 & x86, Windows 7 RC x64 & x86
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Re: windows only detects 1/10th of my hdd space
Windows 2000/XP/Vista have a 32GB limitation on formating Fat32 partitions, I think you meant.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/314463
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 4
OS: windows xp pro sp2
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Re: windows only detects 1/10th of my hdd space
Okay, according to the picture you posted, I should take the jumper off for slave? I'll give it a whirl and see what happens. I'm glad my computer uses sata. I despise jumpers.
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