i bought a 250gb harddrive, then y only 110gb

helpme · 12-07-2005, 01:23 PM

hey
today i bought a seagate 250gb harddrive i put it into my copmuter and made only 1 partition and formatted it to nfts and then after i finshed installing windows i checked to see how much space and it said the capacity was only 110gb.....
i bought it from a reputable pc where i have bought parts with no fuss b4.
pls help
thanks in advance.

ThatHideousStrength · 12-07-2005, 01:27 PM

how old is your computer and what O/S?

helpme · 12-07-2005, 01:28 PM

i just got my pc like 2 months ago pentium 4 3.2, 1gb of ram and im running windows xp

ivwshane · 12-07-2005, 01:39 PM

What do you have the jumper set to on the hard drive?

MaesterB · 12-07-2005, 01:45 PM

The Windows XP you're using....is it pre-SP1?

I had the same problem with my 200GB drive. Any copy of XP that's before SP1 will not recognize the drive for it's full amount when you format it.

You have to install using a SP1a or SP2 XP CD.

helpme · 12-07-2005, 02:05 PM

na i used windows pro with sp2 cd

hans5849 · 12-07-2005, 02:32 PM

Control Pannel - administrative tools - Computer Management - Storage-disk Management on the new drive does it have any black (unformatted spots).

Control Pannel -System - Hardware - Device Manager - List all the disk drives that are there.

funkgab · 12-08-2005, 12:57 AM

or use Partion Magic from systematic

Brofar · 12-08-2005, 09:34 AM

you dont need to use PM to get it to work

who's the manufactuarer of your harddrive? I know for Maxtor you need to get a special registry hack that enables 48bit sideband addresing needed for large drives (its on their website - its called large drive enabler)

MaesterB · 12-08-2005, 11:36 AM

Just go and download Seagate DiscWizard. It'll will make sure everything is setup properly from the get go.

Jassim · 12-13-2005, 10:21 PM

EVEN i have a similar prob but this related to ram
i installed 1 gb
after some days the pc says it is only 512 mb ram

how do i fix it

superman · 12-13-2005, 10:32 PM

open the computer and check if it's there (maybe someone stole it?)
hahah, anyways all joking aside, maybe it came loose

basketofkittens · 12-13-2005, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jassim

EVEN i have a similar prob but this related to ram
i installed 1 gb
after some days the pc says it is only 512 mb ram

how do i fix it

Holy shit man, you just put the same fucking problem in THREE (count 'em, three) different threads. Grow a brain, read the rules, and come back in a few.

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helpme Junior Member Dec 2005 Last Seen: 12-07-2005 Posts: 3 (#447) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x0	hey today i bought a seagate 250gb harddrive i put it into my copmuter and made only 1 partition and formatted it to nfts and then after i finshed installing windows i checked to see how much space and it said the capacity was only 110gb..... i bought it from a reputable pc where i have bought parts with no fuss b4. pls help thanks in advance.

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MaesterB King of the Wicker People Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: Frozen North Posts: 1,979 (#43) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x4	The Windows XP you're using....is it pre-SP1? I had the same problem with my 200GB drive. Any copy of XP that's before SP1 will not recognize the drive for it's full amount when you format it. You have to install using a SP1a or SP2 XP CD.
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ThatHideousStrength Tweak Minion Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 4,182 (#11) Thanked 5x in 4 posts x0	how old is your computer and what O/S?

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helpme Junior Member Dec 2005 Last Seen: 12-07-2005 Posts: 3 (#447) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x0	i just got my pc like 2 months ago pentium 4 3.2, 1gb of ram and im running windows xp

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ivwshane Dont mess with old school Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: CA Posts: 3,760 (#15) Thanked 2x in 2 posts x40	What do you have the jumper set to on the hard drive?

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helpme Junior Member Dec 2005 Last Seen: 12-07-2005 Posts: 3 (#447) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x0	na i used windows pro with sp2 cd

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12-08-2005, 11:36 AM	permalink #10
MaesterB King of the Wicker People Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: Frozen North Posts: 1,979 (#43) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x4	Just go and download Seagate DiscWizard. It'll will make sure everything is setup properly from the get go.

12-13-2005, 10:21 PM	permalink #11
Jassim Junior Member Dec 2005 Last Seen: 12-21-2005 Posts: 4 (#397) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x0	EVEN i have a similar prob but this related to ram i installed 1 gb after some days the pc says it is only 512 mb ram how do i fix it

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superman ? Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: bawston Posts: 3,615 (#16) Thanked 1x in one post x1	open the computer and check if it's there (maybe someone stole it?) hahah, anyways all joking aside, maybe it came loose

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