[namagodai]

I have an 80GB harddrive. But it's reading 30GB when I reinstall Windows OS. I'm handing over the comp to my sister in law but I wanna keep my hd that was previously installed on the comp, and so I installed another hd. With my old hd it was also reading 30GB when it was an 80GB hd. But my cousin did something in the BIOS to make it read 80GB. I just don't know what he did. Can someone help me out.

 

[dai]

is it formatted fat32 or nfts

 

[namagodai]

is it formatted fat32 or nfts

I haven't installed the OS yet because I saw that the partition space is 30***MB so I didn't want to continue until I get it to 80GB.

 

[ceri sheeran]

Hi,

Check the jumper settings. There is a jumper setting that will limit the drive to 32GB.

If this fails zero write the drive using DBAN

http://dban.sourceforge.net/

Run this from floppy disk. I would advise you disconnect all other hard drives when doing this.

hth

Ceri

 

[namagodai]

Okay I think my cousin changed the values on the cylenders, heads, sectors. I'm not sure which one though. And I have no idea how to calculate it.

 

[ceri sheeran]

Hi,

Try a BIOS reset using hot key dequence or similar, motherboard jumper or simply remove the BIOS battery for 30 minutes.

Take anti static precautions whilst doing anything inside your computer.

hth

Ceri

 

[Terrister]

In most cases you just set it to Auto and it sets the #'s for you.