Western Digital WD2500JB Problem

[P11]

I built my computer about 3-4 months ago and realized that my hard drive only has a capacity of 127GB, when its actually capacity should be 250gb. I didnt worry about it at first but now i need the space and the website explanation is a little hard to work with. Can anyone explain how to change it to 250gb full capacity?

Thanks

 

[Cromewell]

http://www.computerforum.com/showpost.php?p=70793&postcount=6

 

[P11]

I already knew about this website, i followed the steps and i believe my version is higher then required but my hard drive is still not being recognized as 250gb. After checking the version i dont understand how to find the registry file and change its value, etc. .

The following is a screenshot showing my version:

 

[P11]

Any help would be appreciated...

 

[Praetor]

1. ATAPI is for optical drive.
2. Visit http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303013
Should be problem solved at this point.

 

[P11]

Ok, i got to this point...and still same capacity 127

 

[Cromewell]

You don't just magically get all the space once you enable 48bit lba. You need to partition the rest of the space

 

[P11]

ya i figured that out a little after i posted that, i got me a copy of PartitionMagic and resized my Hd to 247gb. Thanks neways