Solve : New hard drive capacity differs in window/dos and?

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Answer» I have just got a new (SECOND)120GB hard drive (came with no instructions what so ever). It was recognised straight away in BIOS/CMOS screen. I think the first time I booted up I was asked to format it - but it was named "C:", so I was a bit worried that it was my main drive- so I didnt choose the format option. After that I could never find the drive again in DOS or Windows as it had no letter. After a number of reboots (and days) it suddenly appeared as "d: - removable disk" in "my computer". But after formating it (with right click) it only has 8GB, though it still shows 120GB in BIOS/CMOS. After abit of research I think I should have probably used FDISK - does any one know how I can get back the extra 112GB - should I try FDISK now?What operating system are you using? 1. Are the jumpers properly set? 2. Does your BIOS SUPPORT the size of the HDD? 3. Is it properly detected in the BIOS?Sorry system is Windows ME 1. - Jumpers seem to be okay -main hard drive is primary master, I set this new one as primary slave and have CD-dvd combo as secondary master. 2. I dont know! How do you find out if BIOS supports 120GB HDD (computer came with 40GB HDD). 3. Seems to be detected properly - the WHOLE 120GB shows up on the primary slave Quote 1. - Jumpers seem to be okay -main hard drive is primary master, I set this new one as primary slave and have CD-dvd combo as secondary master. 2. I dont know! How do you find out if BIOS supports 120GB HDD (computer came with 40GB HDD). 3. Seems to be detected properly - the whole 120GB shows up on the primary slave 1. And it is detected as such in the BIOS as well? 2. You may wish to CONTACT the mainboard manufacturer 3. Then you may not need to contact the manufacturer. I do not know if Windows ME supports NTFS, it may only support FAT32 and if I am correct, FAT32 can not work with partitions that are larger than 32GB in size. It is quite possible that you have to create at least 4 FAT32 partitions before you can fully utilize all disk space. This must indeed be done with Fdisk.All seems to be fine in BIOS. Perhaps I should just try the FDISK thing - FAT32 partitions - I'm a little nervous - having never done it before - could I MAKE things worse?Unless important data is stored on the Hard Disk Drive (Which will be erased when using Fdisk), no, nothing can go wrong and you can retry as many times as you have to. Use this simulator so you will not run into any unexpectated problems whilst using Fdisk.I used FDISK to format and the now capacity in Windows/Dos (inc, Fdisk) is 17.7GB, but is still showing as 120GB in BIOS. (I tried FDISK a few more times in hope of gaining another 10Gb each time – but no such luck!) I have also tried the disk in different positions but nothing changes (except once - and only once! – it was a “local” disk in “my computer” instead of a “removable” disk As the date of the BIOS is old, perhaps it does need updating? How Would I go about this? Or as the computer is nearly 5 years old and a 40Gb Hard Drive was pretty grand at the time, the computer just simply wont cope with 120GB? Windows ME AMD Athlon 1.4Ghz Processor with 266Mhz Front Side Bus Motherboard: MSI K7T Power/Pro/Pro2/Pro2-A/Turbo/Turbo2/Turbo Limited Edition Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG (System BIOS Date 06/15/01) 384 PC 133 SDRAM 40 GB ATA 100 Hard Drive (IDE Primary Master) CyberDrv CB511D Combo (IDE Secondary Master) 64Mb GeForce 2 MX 400 graphics card TRYING TO ADD: WDC WD1200BB-55GUCO 120GB Hard Drive (IDE Primary Slave)Format C: first and then fdisk....i would use the bigger drive as the master and 40gig as the slave imhao.....

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I have just got a new (SECOND)120GB hard drive (came with no instructions what so ever). It was recognised straight away in BIOS/CMOS screen. I think the first time I booted up I was asked to format it - but it was named "C:", so I was a bit worried that it was my main drive- so I didnt choose the format option. After that I could never find the drive again in DOS or Windows as it had no letter. After a number of reboots (and days) it suddenly appeared as "d: - removable disk" in "my computer". But after formating it (with right click) it only has 8GB, though it still shows 120GB in BIOS/CMOS. After abit of research I think I should have probably used FDISK - does any one know how I can get back the extra 112GB - should I try FDISK now?What operating system are you using?

1. Are the jumpers properly set?
2. Does your BIOS SUPPORT the size of the HDD?
3. Is it properly detected in the BIOS?Sorry system is Windows ME

1. - Jumpers seem to be okay -main hard drive is primary master, I set this new one as primary slave and have CD-dvd combo as secondary master.

2. I dont know! How do you find out if BIOS supports 120GB HDD (computer came with 40GB HDD).

3. Seems to be detected properly - the WHOLE 120GB shows up on the primary slave Quote

1. - Jumpers seem to be okay -main hard drive is primary master, I set this new one as primary slave and have CD-dvd combo as secondary master.

2. I dont know! How do you find out if BIOS supports 120GB HDD (computer came with 40GB HDD).

3. Seems to be detected properly - the whole 120GB shows up on the primary slave

1. And it is detected as such in the BIOS as well?

2. You may wish to CONTACT the mainboard manufacturer

3. Then you may not need to contact the manufacturer.

I do not know if Windows ME supports NTFS, it may only support FAT32 and if I am correct, FAT32 can not work with partitions that are larger than 32GB in size. It is quite possible that you have to create at least 4 FAT32 partitions before you can fully utilize all disk space.

This must indeed be done with Fdisk.All seems to be fine in BIOS.

Perhaps I should just try the FDISK thing - FAT32 partitions - I'm a little nervous - having never done it before - could I MAKE things worse?Unless important data is stored on the Hard Disk Drive (Which will be erased when using Fdisk), no, nothing can go wrong and you can retry as many times as you have to.

Use this simulator so you will not run into any unexpectated problems whilst using Fdisk.I used FDISK to format and the now capacity in Windows/Dos (inc, Fdisk) is 17.7GB, but is still showing as 120GB in BIOS. (I tried FDISK a few more times in hope of gaining another 10Gb each time – but no such luck!)

I have also tried the disk in different positions but nothing changes (except once - and only once! – it was a “local” disk in “my computer” instead of a “removable” disk

As the date of the BIOS is old, perhaps it does need updating? How Would I go about this?

Or as the computer is nearly 5 years old and a 40Gb Hard Drive was pretty grand at the time, the computer just simply wont cope with 120GB?

Windows ME
AMD Athlon 1.4Ghz Processor with 266Mhz Front Side Bus
Motherboard: MSI K7T Power/Pro/Pro2/Pro2-A/Turbo/Turbo2/Turbo Limited Edition
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG (System BIOS Date 06/15/01)
384 PC 133 SDRAM
40 GB ATA 100 Hard Drive (IDE Primary Master)
CyberDrv CB511D Combo (IDE Secondary Master)
64Mb GeForce 2 MX 400 graphics card

TRYING TO ADD: WDC WD1200BB-55GUCO 120GB Hard Drive (IDE Primary Slave)Format C: first and then fdisk....i would use the bigger drive as the master and 40gig as the slave imhao.....

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