My 250GB HD is only using 127GB

[C0mrad3]

Why is this???

 

[drade]

Is it brand new?

 

[KennyT772]

it could be a limitation of your motherboard. check the documentation of the hdd and see if the 127gb limit was set as default for compatability. older motherboards cannot address that many bytes so hdds have a hardware limiter.

 

[C0mrad3]

It's brand new, and I have a KT-6000 Dragon Plus V 1.0 by Soyo.

This is my slave drive btw....

 

[g12rxz]

Tell me you used the hard drive's boot up program ( on a floppy or cd) to format it to its full capacity, then tried installing windows? cause if you didn't do that, get ready to reformat or learn how to use partition magic.... (dont use partition magic)

 

[C0mrad3]

It's a slave drive, a seagate, I used the CD it came with to install it

What is this partition magic? I need a program to get my full capacity!!! WTF!!!

 

[Frick]

It's a SUPERB partition program which let you do pretty much EVERYTHING with your drives. It's wonderful.

 

[regan1985]

make sure you have the latest windows drivers?search on google its sumit 2 do with a limit and then after u install the drivers windows will say what size it really is

 

[Ketxxx]

check the jumper positions on the drive, some large capacity drives come out the factory with a jumper limiting their capacity to half size for older boards. also check the bios settings for the drive is correct - auto or LBA should work fine. finally, when formatting the hdd, you did make sure the software you used was set to format the full capacity of the drive, right?

 

[C0mrad3]

make sure you have the latest windows drivers?search on google its sumit 2 do with a limit and then after u install the drivers windows will say what size it really is

Could you be a little more clear, I'm not sure I understand what you're suggesting....

 

[Ketxxx]

you have xp, xp supports 250gb drives fine.

 

[KennyT772]

check the harddrive itself for a jumper.

 

[Alec§taar]

Hmmmm,

Is the '48-bit Large Disk "LBA" (logical block address extension) hack' in order here, guys?

Try apply this to your registry, & reboot:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305098/EN-US/

(There are some constraints & considerations for this, read them @ that URL above, first!)

The following conditions are necessary for the correct functioning of 48-bit LBA ATAPI support:

• A computer with a 48-bit LBA-compatible Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) installed.
• A computer with a hard disk that has a capacity of greater than 137 gigabytes (GB).
• You must enable the support in the Windows registry by adding or changing the EnableBigLba registry value to 1 in the following registry subkey:

=========================================
To enable 48-bit LBA large-disk support in registry:
=========================================

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).

2. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Atapi\Parameters

3. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:

Value name: EnableBigLba
Data type: REG_DWORD
Value data: 0x1

4. Quit Registry Editor.

5. Reboot the system & test...

=========================================

NOTE: If you enable 48-bit LBA ATAPI support by editing the preceding registry key, but your system does not meet the minimum requirements, you may observe the following behaviors:

• Operating systems that do not have 48-bit LBA support enabled by default (such as Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), or Windows 2000) that are installed on a partition that spans beyond the 28-bit LBA boundary (137GB) will experience data corruption or data loss.

• The installation of operating systems that do not have 48-bit LBA support enabled by default (such as Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000) on a partition that is beyond the 28-bit LBA boundary (137 GB) is unsuccessful and leaves behind a temporary installation folder.

• If you install hotfixes that enable 48-bit LBA before you install Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3), the appropriate registry key will be automatically created during the installation of SP3 to preserve the data integrity of the hard disk.

• After you enable 48-bit LBA support by adding the appropriate registry key, data corruption may occur if you remove the registry key or if you remove (uninstall) SP3 for Windows 2000.

• If you install a copy of Windows 2000 that includes SP3 (SP3 integrated) on a large hard disk that has already been preformatted by using a 48-bit LBA-enabled operating system, the ATAPI subsystem may report hard-disk space greater than that which is addressable without the 48-bit LBA support (larger than approximately 137 GB) during the text-mode portion of Setup. In this case, the hard disk's partition table information has already been created. To fix the incorrect disk information, delete the partition by using either a disk partitioning utility or by deleting and then re-creating the partition during the text-mode portion of Setup. After you create the new partition, quit Setup by pressing F3, and then restart the Windows installation process. The ATAPI subsystem now correctly shows approximately 137 GB of hard disk space.

• The EnableBigLba registry value is disabled:

If you have a 48-bit compatible BIOS that can support a hard disk that has a capacity of more than 137 GB, only the first 137 GB of the hard disk is addressable. The remainder of the hard disk is not used.

• The operating system must be installed on the first partition that is smaller or equal to 137 GB when the EnableBigLba registry value is enabled but when you do not have a 48-bit LBA compatible BIOS.

If you enable the 48-bit LBA ATAPI support by editing the registry setting, but you lack both a 48-bit LBA compatible BIOS and a hard disk that has a capacity of more than 137 GB, the hard disk continues to function as a standard hard disk with an addressable limit of 137 GB.

• The operating system must be installed on the first partition that is less than or equal to 137 GB and the rest of the hard disk divided into one or more remaining partitions when the EnableBigLba registry value is enabled on a computer without a 48-bit LBA compatible BIOS that has a hard disk with a capacity of more than 137 GB.



* There you go, try that...

APK

 

[g12rxz]

Let's make this easier.

http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/utils.html

First download (Installation Software(DiscWizard)) is what you should have had, booted up with, formatted the drive and THEN installed windows. Reg48bitLBA for Windows XP SP1 and Windows 2000 SP3, I believe that would be the shorthand way of what my friend posted above.

Also, the second option gives you a second partition that is equal to the amount of space missing. The first option would give you one large partition, or you could partition it as you please.

 

[C0mrad3]

I ran the Seagate disc utility to get it to grow the partition to 250GB and now my pc is back to taking 2-3 minutes to boot up :-(

I defragged, ran antispyware, ccleaner.....

SHIT ASS FUCK

 

[C0mrad3]

come on help meeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[regan1985]

is it running at the right size now tho??

 

[C0mrad3]

Yes but now it takes like 2-3 min to boot up

 

[Alec§taar]

Yes but now it takes like 2-3 min to boot up

Good, then my idea/technique, worked (albeit, shorthand way via the other toolset, this is what it implements though iirc, in part).

NOW?

You ought to do a boot.ini /SOS bootup & see what is taking SO long (this shows your drivers loading, sort of like LINUX does when it boots (or used to, haven't used it in a LONG while)...

That, in combination with the VERBOSE mode of Windows MSGINA.DLL dialog report...

(COPY THIS TO NOTEPAD.EXE, what's between the dashed lines, & FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS)

=============================================

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system]
"VerboseStatus"=dword:00000001

=============================================

Merge that, after you save it to a .reg extension'd file, using notepad.exe!

(merge via

regedit.exe WHATEVERYOUCALLEDIT.reg

commandline)

OR

By simply double-clicking on the file itself in Explorer.exe!

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/833721

HOW TO APPLY /SOS to BOOT.INI is there... read it!

(Both of these can HELP YOU debug your bootup)

APK

P.S.=> Also, check your EVENT LOGS, SYSTEM log... apk

 

[Yin]

Umm it was probally your windows version,
I had to update to service pack 1 for it to support my 250gb HD Sata (seagate)
and i had to it for a friend too who had a 250gb HD IDE (seagate)

 

[Darren]

Windows is only detecting 127GB because when you formatted the hard disk drive you did you enable the 'full partition'.

I recommend a programmed called 'Partition Magic' as it allows one to format the full amount of the partiton.

Dont waste your time with the 'big hard drive enabler' downloads, windows wont ever detect the correct amount if the drive is not partitioned correctly.

1.) format enabling the entire partition (using Partiton Magic)
2.) reinstall windows afterwards