full usage of hard disk seagate 400gb

nagarajpinnu · 09-05-2008, 09:57 PM

hi

400 gb baracuda seagate hard disk is showing only 132891 mb
actually it should show 400000 mb how to use the full hard disk
any method or softwares to format and partition

nagaraj

**blah789** · 09-06-2008, 03:21 PM

What version of Windows are you using? (need exact service pack number)

Windows XP without any Service Pack, and Windows 2000 up to SP2 can't detect drives over 128GB. You need Windows 2000 SP3 or higher (with a registry tweak), or Windows XP SP1 or higher.

**justpassingby** · 09-07-2008, 02:21 AM

Hi nagaraj and welcome to TSF !

It's as blah789 said, you may have used a pre-SP1 version of the XP CD to install. If you already have SP1 or later then right-click my computer => manage => disk management under storage. You'll see unallocated space on your hard drive, right-click it to create a partition.

If the drive is also reported as a 137GB drive under Disk 0 in disk management see what size is reported in the BIOS (press del at startup or look for some "press xx to enter setup" message).

I removed your mail address from your first post, you shouldn't post your mail in plain text on forums or spambots will get it in no time.

09-05-2008, 09:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
nagarajpinnu Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp service pack 2	full usage of hard disk seagate 400gb hi 400 gb baracuda seagate hard disk is showing only 132891 mb actually it should show 400000 mb how to use the full hard disk any method or softwares to format and partition nagaraj Last edited by justpassingby; 09-07-2008 at 02:15 AM. Reason: removed email address to prevent spam

09-06-2008, 03:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
blah789 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,329 OS: Windows 2000 SP4 and Windows XP SP3	Re: full usage of hard disk seagate 400gb What version of Windows are you using? (need exact service pack number) Windows XP without any Service Pack, and Windows 2000 up to SP2 can't detect drives over 128GB. You need Windows 2000 SP3 or higher (with a registry tweak), or Windows XP SP1 or higher.

09-07-2008, 02:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
justpassingby Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 6,219 OS: XP Home SP3 / Ubuntu My System	Re: full usage of hard disk seagate 400gb Hi nagaraj and welcome to TSF ! It's as blah789 said, you may have used a pre-SP1 version of the XP CD to install. If you already have SP1 or later then right-click my computer => manage => disk management under storage. You'll see unallocated space on your hard drive, right-click it to create a partition. If the drive is also reported as a 137GB drive under Disk 0 in disk management see what size is reported in the BIOS (press del at startup or look for some "press xx to enter setup" message). I removed your mail address from your first post, you shouldn't post your mail in plain text on forums or spambots will get it in no time. __________________ Malware removal steps. Post your logs there and not here ! Posting system specs