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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by mexican, May 31, 2008.

  1. mexican

    mexican Member

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    I need some help guys. I built my first computer a couple of weeks ago and everything works fine, but i am having trouble with my hard drive capacity not being fully recognized. I bought a western digital 640gb HDD but i am only showing 137gb. I've tried looking for help on the internet but i can't find the solution. It seems it's a common problem for older motherboards or something, but i'm sure i've used updated parts. I tried different jumper settings but nothing seems to work. I also tried downloading the intel application accelerator but it said my chipset is not compatible.

    Here are the parts i used:
    HDD - Western Digital Caviar WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM
    Mobo - ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel
    CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz
    OS - Microsoft XP Pro (i already downloaded SP3)

    thanks
     
  2. professorjay

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    I'm not sure...off the top of my head I would guess it has something to do w/ partitioning. Have you already started using it or is it still new? What file system did you format it in (FAT32, NTFS)? The fact that you've got an Intel Core 2 Duo means your mobo is definitely not old.
     
  3. LoveRoxHateJazz

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    You could download patition magic 8, and redo your partition.

    What CD did you use to install your OS? Was it a recovery CD? Some have set partitions.
     
  4. mexican

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    I used the XP Pro CD i got while i was a student. I don't think it's a recovery CD. I've already started using it and it works perfectly fine. I used NTFS to format. I hope i didn't miss something while i was installing the OS. If i redo my partition, will i lose everything i've installed (drivers, software)? This was my first build so i was expecting problems like this. The only other thing wrong is the USB hubs in front of the case don't work even though it's plugged in on the Mobo. I appreciate all the help!
     
  5. Lil Pun

    Lil Pun Contributing Member

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    Was the HDD new or used?
     
  6. mexican

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    It's new. I bought it from newegg but it didn't come in a box, it was just wrapped up and thrown in with the other parts. It didn't have any instructions or jumpers.
     
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    It sounds like you forgot to partition the drive correctly. You probably need to make multiple partitions to run that much gbs.
     
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    Just type in 137 gbs in google. There are several mentions to this problem.
     

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