250GB Hard drive recongnised as 130GB

Shiwen · 02-19-2007, 02:05 PM

I've inserted a new 250GB hard drive into my PC and the BIOS recognises that it is 250GB but when I go to install the hard drive in disk management it says it only has 130GB can anyone help me?

[-0MEGA-] · 02-19-2007, 02:15 PM

Older motherboards use an older ATA controller which is only capable of reading up to 137GB I believe. To get around it you need to buy a PCI add-on card.

If its SATA, or it's a fairly new motherboard, then the problem is with your OS. If you have a version of Windows older then XP SP2 then they may not see the whole 250GB.

Shiwen · 02-19-2007, 02:21 PM

ok thank u. what if my bios tells me that the pc is P-ATA?

[-0MEGA-] · 02-19-2007, 02:23 PM

Well is the hard drive that you got IDE or SATA?

Shiwen · 02-19-2007, 02:25 PM

It's Parallel-ATA

Shiwen · 02-19-2007, 02:49 PM

I m using an older hard drive but want to add some storage...so i need to partition this new 250GB hard drive

StrangleHold · 02-19-2007, 03:19 PM

If the bios is seeing the whole 250gbs then your using a pre SP XP cd, download SP2 and slipstream it to your XP cd then it should see the whole 250gbs

**Cromewell** · 02-19-2007, 03:19 PM

If it is an LBA problem, an updated BIOS (if available) should fix it. Generally if the BIOS and OS support it then you are good.

02-19-2007, 02:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Shiwen Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 193	250GB Hard drive recongnised as 130GB I've inserted a new 250GB hard drive into my PC and the BIOS recognises that it is 250GB but when I go to install the hard drive in disk management it says it only has 130GB can anyone help me?

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02-19-2007, 03:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
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02-19-2007, 03:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 26 Posts: 11,802	If it is an LBA problem, an updated BIOS (if available) should fix it. Generally if the BIOS and OS support it then you are good. __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in command here. www.userfriendly.org

02-19-2007, 02:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
Shiwen Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 193	ok thank u. what if my bios tells me that the pc is P-ATA?

02-19-2007, 02:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
Shiwen Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 193	It's Parallel-ATA

02-19-2007, 02:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
Shiwen Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 193	I m using an older hard drive but want to add some storage...so i need to partition this new 250GB hard drive

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