killerpimp29 Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 Ok so i got this brand new SATA hard drive 300GB and i had to partition now its not reading all of the 300GB only 130GB does anyone know wat the problem might be with it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swifty11212 Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 is windows fully updated? it could also be that your board doesnt recognize more than that amount. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
killerpimp29 Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 If it doesn't recognize it then wat can i do? Is it useless if the motherboard doesn't recognize it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_ButNot Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 You need to have XP1 or XP2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunak87 Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 I had that problem once, with a 160gb drive being read as 120. It took a BIOS update for my motherboard. Check the manufacturer's site for and update. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
killerpimp29 Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 so does that mean if i'm installing windows and i'm trying to read all of the drives then it won't tell me its 300GB? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunak87 Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 If your BIOS doesn't read the drive as 300GB, then windows can't possibly do it. Try to narrow it down to mobo or windows error. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronamd Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 If your BIOS doesn't read the drive as 300GB, then windows can't possibly do it. Try to narrow it down to mobo or windows error. 430311[/snapback] he's absolutly right, same thing happend when the first 5 gb drives came out bios's had problems getting past 512mb. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 You need to upgrade to Service Pack 2. if you are using that as your OS drive be sure to have Service Pack2 streamlined into your OS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exeter_acres Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 check out this thread: http://forums.overclockersclub.com/O_Great...ive-t43674.html It may have your answer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
killerpimp29 Posted March 1, 2005 Posted March 1, 2005 Thnx a lot u guys i'm gonna try updating the bios it seems like the bios version is 1 and they already have 2.5 out i think. So i'll try that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel Posted March 1, 2005 Posted March 1, 2005 well someone.. i have a link to microsoft....which tells ya how to fix this although SP2 fixes it... ill edit this when find the link --------EDIT--------------------- here is the link http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;303013 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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