Meh...

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So, got a nice 200G drive a while ago...and, just now, was going to format it, since it's faster, make it my primary drive, and the nice 80G becomes a music drive..

Formatted, installed, all nice software...did it smart, still kept the other drive live so I could take my time..

Hmmm...112 G of free space? That can't be right...

Yes, the drive is only seeing about 128G of it's 200 capacity.

Have attempted the upgrades of software..no, my motherboard is the problem.

FEH.

So, have the old drive hooked up while I research, and try to figure out what to do...getting a new M/B is not an option...because, when you upgrade the M/B, you may as well upgrade memory and processor while you're at it.

*sigh* Ah well...will see if I can make the 80 do what I'm trying to do. More for future...and, once I have a job, I can think of things like Computer Upgrades.

Ran into a guy I used to work with today...good to touch base (He hadn't worked at the company in a while), and we both had a good laugh. :-)

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[confusedjew.livejournal.com]

i'm sure everything will work out. it always does really.

btw let me know when you and sa want to check out rent k? kinda busy now but next month'll slow down a bit.

hope you had fun last night, it was great to have you guys there. :)

Couple of points

[royalcrow.livejournal.com]

Hey there, I have a 160 gb, and it only sees 148 - because of windows system files (the ones that you don't see on the hard drive, boot strap area and all that jazz). There is also a change to the registery you need to make that is for LDA, or something like that - Large drive access. It is disabled in windows so you have to edit it, or even add it to your registery.

If the BIOS only sees less than the total amount, have you checked to make sure you have the latest bios on the motherboard?

Another question - is it EIDE or SATA, or can you exchange it for a sata drive. I have a controller for the SATA from Adaptec that is fast, PCI controller - has two spots for drives.

Catch me sometime if you like.

later,
T

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It'll all work out.

*nod* We'll let you know...holidays are gonna play havoc with everyone, I think.

Had a blast last night, I was glad to see you had so many people turn out for it...and, well, the bright red of your cheeks as everyone sang was kinda fun too. :-P

Re: Couple of points

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*nod* I checked the windows file systems...in total, the drive is saying it's got 15G taken up by ALL files...and it has 112 Free...so, that means 128G is what it's recognizing as having total...not the bios, which registers all of it..

Tis an IDE drive...don't have the money for an SATA controller right now..

I THINK if I format it again, and don't let XP format it, I can make it work...at least, I'm pretty sure when I had it running as a secondary drive, it had the full 200G capacity...

Just something for me to toy around with...not so sure that it was THAT much faster than the 80G I've been using as a primary, but still, boys and toys...will see what forums say and all that. :-)

Thanks.

Okay - here is what I was trying to say.

[(Anonymous)]

Okay, that did not go the way I thought.

The problem is windows XP will only address/see the first 137gb of the drive, by default. So by your calculations - that is exactly what you are showing.

Here is the knowledge base article from Microsoft.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303013&Product=winxp

Hope this helps out. :)

later,
Tony

[confusedjew.livejournal.com]

*jess blushes again* :) glad to hear you had fun.