wd caviar 200 gb problem

I have a brand new WD Caviar 200gb hard drive that i picked up at the Cogan
Computer fair this past weekend . I installed on my PC & went to the bios &
it read 200 gb . I put in my Windows Xp Cd & booted up to start installing
windows xp. when i was getting ready to format i noticed that my hardrive
was not even close to what i saw in the bios. It read only 131 gb ...so mad
as all hell i rebooted again went to the bios .....it read 200gb.....went
foward with the xp installation ..again 131 gb....so i finished installing
Windows & got all the updates (service pack 2). Opened up my computer icon
check the harddrive space & it reads 126 gb. Can anybody tell me why i'm
not getting a full reading of my hardisk? My Dads 200 gb reads 189gb....so
his is ok.

Set the system BIOS to auto detect the drive with LBA mode enabled.
Make sure to install Service Pack 2.

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"Bruce Banner" wrote:

| I have a brand new WD Caviar 200gb hard drive that i picked up at the Cogan
| Computer fair this past weekend . I installed on my PC & went to the bios &
| it read 200 gb . I put in my Windows Xp Cd & booted up to start installing
| windows xp. when i was getting ready to format i noticed that my hardrive
| was not even close to what i saw in the bios. It read only 131 gb ...so mad
| as all hell i rebooted again went to the bios .....it read 200gb.....went
| foward with the xp installation ..again 131 gb....so i finished installing
| Windows & got all the updates (service pack 2). Opened up my computer icon
| check the harddrive space & it reads 126 gb. Can anybody tell me why i'm
| not getting a full reading of my hardisk? My Dads 200 gb reads 189gb....so
| his is ok.

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:01:36 -0400, "Bruce Banner"
wrote:

I have a brand new WD Caviar 200gb hard drive that i picked up at the Cogan
Computer fair this past weekend . I installed on my PC & went to the bios &
it read 200 gb . I put in my Windows Xp Cd & booted up to start installing
windows xp. when i was getting ready to format i noticed that my hardrive
was not even close to what i saw in the bios. It read only 131 gb ...so mad
as all hell i rebooted again went to the bios .....it read 200gb.....went
foward with the xp installation ..again 131 gb....so i finished installing
Windows & got all the updates (service pack 2). Opened up my computer icon
check the harddrive space & it reads 126 gb. Can anybody tell me why i'm
not getting a full reading of my hardisk? My Dads 200 gb reads 189gb....so
his is ok.

Run the Disk Management utility to see unallocated disk space.
If you want the XP setup program to see the entire drive, you have to
use a version of the installation CD that incorporates SP1 or SP2.

In news Andy had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:01:36 -0400, "Bruce Banner"
wrote:

I have a brand new WD Caviar 200gb hard drive that i picked up at
the Cogan Computer fair this past weekend . I installed on my PC &
went to the bios & it read 200 gb . I put in my Windows Xp Cd &
booted up to start installing windows xp. when i was getting ready
to format i noticed that my hardrive was not even close to what i
saw in the bios. It read only 131 gb ...so mad as all hell i
rebooted again went to the bios .....it read 200gb.....went foward
with the xp installation ..again 131 gb....so i finished installing
Windows & got all the updates (service pack 2). Opened up my
computer icon check the harddrive space & it reads 126 gb. Can
anybody tell me why i'm not getting a full reading of my hardisk? My
Dads 200 gb reads 189gb....so his is ok.

Run the Disk Management utility to see unallocated disk space.
If you want the XP setup program to see the entire drive, you have to
use a version of the installation CD that incorporates SP1 or SP2.

Above and beyond this I think you'll have to use a third party partitioning
utility (from where you're at already without installing the whole thing
over again) though you can use the computer manager to issue that segment of
your harddrive it's own separate letter which, to be honest, is probably
what I'd do.

Galen
--

"My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me
the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am
in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial
stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for
mental exaltation." -- Sherlock Holmes

thanks a lot guys. i used the disk management program on the my computer
icon menu & found the missing gigs. i had to do it after updating to service
pack 2....somebody gave me this tip on another newsgroup...... i also
appreciate your time in helping me out. Thanks Guys.
"Galen" wrote in message
...
In news Andy had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:01:36 -0400, "Bruce Banner"
wrote:

I have a brand new WD Caviar 200gb hard drive that i picked up at
the Cogan Computer fair this past weekend . I installed on my PC &
went to the bios & it read 200 gb . I put in my Windows Xp Cd &
booted up to start installing windows xp. when i was getting ready
to format i noticed that my hardrive was not even close to what i
saw in the bios. It read only 131 gb ...so mad as all hell i
rebooted again went to the bios .....it read 200gb.....went foward
with the xp installation ..again 131 gb....so i finished installing
Windows & got all the updates (service pack 2). Opened up my
computer icon check the harddrive space & it reads 126 gb. Can
anybody tell me why i'm not getting a full reading of my hardisk? My
Dads 200 gb reads 189gb....so his is ok.

Run the Disk Management utility to see unallocated disk space.
If you want the XP setup program to see the entire drive, you have to
use a version of the installation CD that incorporates SP1 or SP2.

Above and beyond this I think you'll have to use a third party
partitioning utility (from where you're at already without installing the
whole thing over again) though you can use the computer manager to issue
that segment of your harddrive it's own separate letter which, to be
honest, is probably what I'd do.

Galen
--

"My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me
the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am
in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial
stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for
mental exaltation." -- Sherlock Holmes