Hard drive problem

rooster_Coghburn · 04-27-2005, 05:47 AM

I bought a 160gb hard drive and my friend told me that if your computer is too old then it cant read that much but my computer is like 2003 and it is not that old. So i got knew bios and then it lowers it to 32gb still and then i get partition magic and partition magic still thinks it is 32gb. I need help on how to put it back to normal.

ahajv4life · 04-27-2005, 05:58 AM

Reformat the HD

rooster_Coghburn · 04-27-2005, 06:11 AM

i did and so it still thinks it is 32gb and it is 160gb

rooster_Coghburn · 04-27-2005, 06:13 AM

i did and it still thinks it is 160gb

ahajv4life · 04-27-2005, 07:01 AM

check the pins next to the power on the Hd...forgot what they're called...and check to makes sure...the JUMPERS...haha..check the jumps to make sure they're on the right settings, b/c I know you can set it to be a fraction of what it's capacity.

rooster_Coghburn · 04-27-2005, 07:51 AM

If you just take out the jumpers it wont screw with anything and it will be a primary slave drive.

elmarcorulz · 04-27-2005, 01:07 PM

yes....but it isnt his primary hdd cuz windows is on the other one

narafa · 04-27-2005, 01:43 PM

Consider attaching the HD to another PC and set the jumpers so that everything is normal, i.e. the mobo reads it as a 169 GB drive. Make sure that it's fine and working, format it as a 160 GB HD and then get it back to your PC and attach it and see what will be the result.

If your mobo fails once again to see it as a 160 GB HD, search for another BIOS update, other the one you already got, this will help.

What is your Motherboard type??? What is the specs of your PC anyway ?

[-0MEGA-] · 04-27-2005, 02:42 PM

I it NTFS or FAT32 format? Because i think FAT32 can only read up to 40gb

**Cromewell** · 04-27-2005, 08:38 PM

I think Windows XP can only format HDDs with FAT32 to 32GB partitions, NTFS has a much higher limit after SP2.

04-27-2005, 05:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
rooster_Coghburn New Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4	Hard drive problem I bought a 160gb hard drive and my friend told me that if your computer is too old then it cant read that much but my computer is like 2003 and it is not that old. So i got knew bios and then it lowers it to 32gb still and then i get partition magic and partition magic still thinks it is 32gb. I need help on how to put it back to normal.

04-27-2005, 06:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
rooster_Coghburn New Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4	hey i did and so it still thinks it is 32gb and it is 160gb

04-27-2005, 01:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
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04-27-2005, 01:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
narafa Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Egypt Age: 30 Posts: 450	Consider attaching the HD to another PC and set the jumpers so that everything is normal, i.e. the mobo reads it as a 169 GB drive. Make sure that it's fine and working, format it as a 160 GB HD and then get it back to your PC and attach it and see what will be the result. If your mobo fails once again to see it as a 160 GB HD, search for another BIOS update, other the one you already got, this will help. What is your Motherboard type??? What is the specs of your PC anyway ? __________________ - Intel P4 1.8 Ghz - 512 KB L2 Cache - GigaByte MoBo with built in sound - 384 MB SDRAM PC133 - GeForce 2 MX 400, 64 MB - 80 GB Segate HDD + 80 GB WD HDD - 52X LG CD-ROM - 52X-24X-52X LG CD-RW - LG 14" Monitor :mad: - NIC 10/100 - Rockwell Internal Modem - ADSL 256 Kbps :mad: - Generic Floppy, Keyboard, Mouse & Speakers Protected by Norton Corporate Edition & Sygate Personal Firewall If you are dead sure that you are right, then probably the rest of the world is WRONG!!

04-27-2005, 02:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
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04-27-2005, 05:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
ahajv4life Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Minnesota Age: 25 Posts: 738	Reformat the HD

04-27-2005, 06:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
rooster_Coghburn New Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4	i did and it still thinks it is 160gb

04-27-2005, 07:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
ahajv4life Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Minnesota Age: 25 Posts: 738	check the pins next to the power on the Hd...forgot what they're called...and check to makes sure...the JUMPERS...haha..check the jumps to make sure they're on the right settings, b/c I know you can set it to be a fraction of what it's capacity.

04-27-2005, 07:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
rooster_Coghburn New Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4	If you just take out the jumpers it wont screw with anything and it will be a primary slave drive.

04-27-2005, 08:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
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