250gb = 100 Gb??

bluebomberx333 · 04-24-2005, 03:54 PM

recently, i opened my computer to install my dvd-rw drive, but i had to shuffle my harddrive around for some of the cables to reach. i looked and the sticker labeling was 250GB, and even when i goto setup in DOS during the boot-up, it says its a 250.1GB HD......is there some reason it's only 100?

**johnwill** · 04-24-2005, 04:39 PM

Where do you see it listed as 100gig? Check Disk Management and tell us what it shows you about the drive.

bluebomberx333 · 04-24-2005, 06:48 PM

im not sure where u want me to check, but when i go into mycomputer and right click--> properties, it shows up as 100 gigs. actually i just discovered something strange. i went into device manager through control panel (is that what u meant to look at?) and i right clicked on my hd, looked at properties,clicked on populate under volumes and it says:
Capacity:238472 MB
Unallocated Space:134238 MB
Reserved Space: 0 MB

then on the bottom there's a box labelled volumes
Capacity
C: 104234 MB

crazijoe · 04-25-2005, 05:20 AM

To go into Disk Management:

>> right click My Computer > choose Manage > then click Disk Management >>

04-24-2005, 03:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
bluebomberx333 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8 OS: Windows XP	250gb = 100 Gb?? recently, i opened my computer to install my dvd-rw drive, but i had to shuffle my harddrive around for some of the cables to reach. i looked and the sticker labeling was 250GB, and even when i goto setup in DOS during the boot-up, it says its a 250.1GB HD......is there some reason it's only 100?

04-24-2005, 04:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
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04-24-2005, 06:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
bluebomberx333 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8 OS: Windows XP	im not sure where u want me to check, but when i go into mycomputer and right click--> properties, it shows up as 100 gigs. actually i just discovered something strange. i went into device manager through control panel (is that what u meant to look at?) and i right clicked on my hd, looked at properties,clicked on populate under volumes and it says: Capacity:238472 MB Unallocated Space:134238 MB Reserved Space: 0 MB then on the bottom there's a box labelled volumes Capacity C: 104234 MB