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Windows shows the wrong hard drive capacity
Hi I purchased a 180gb hd and windows displays it as a 150 only, I know that
there is a way to get the computer to recoginize the other 30 gigs. I forgot how though. Please point me in the right direction I am running windows xp home thanks in advance |
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Windows shows the wrong hard drive capacity
"Nathan Salas" wrote in message news Hi I purchased a 180gb hd and windows displays it as a 150 only, I know that there is a way to get the computer to recoginize the other 30 gigs. I forgot how though. Please point me in the right direction I am running windows xp home I do not know about a 150Gb limit. There is a limit at 137Gb as well as number of lower limits. See http://www.dewassoc.com/kbase/hard_d...e_barriers.htm for limits and workarounds. Regards, Bob Headrick |
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Windows shows the wrong hard drive capacity
Nathan Salas wrote:
Hi I purchased a 180gb hd and windows displays it as a 150 only, I know that there is a way to get the computer to recoginize the other 30 gigs. I forgot how though. Please point me in the right direction I am running windows xp home Advertised --- Actual Capacity 10GB --- 9.31 GB 20GB --- 18.63 GB 30GB --- 27.94 GB 40GB --- 37.25 GB 60GB --- 55.88 GB 80GB --- 74.51 GB 100GB --- 93.13 GB 120GB --- 111.76 GB 160GB --- 149.01 GB 180GB --- 167.64 GB 200GB --- 186.26 GB 250GB --- 232.83 GB Now - you should get more than 150GB.. How is it partitioned? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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