Hard Drive not showing full capacity

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  1. logan19k

    logan19k Regular member

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    Hi Guys

    I have 200GB hard drive [HD]. Its showing I have 200GB HD on BIOS, but when i check on "My Computer" it shows i have 127GB. I don't understand where ma 60 GB gone. I do not have any other partition on ma PC.

    Please help me...

    Thanks
     
    logan19k, Aug 17, 2007
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  2. ddp

    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    do you have sp1 or sp2 with your xp?
     
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    sammorris Senior member

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    You probably have either an outdated hard disk controller, or you don't have any service packs installed for XP. Do you use XP?
     
    sammorris, Aug 20, 2007
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    I have quite the same problem, trying to re-install windows xp pro onto a 320GB, but it only shows me 132GB. ]

    am i to understand that after I install (after multiple reformats i may add), that when i upgrade to SP2, it will read all of my missing capacity?

     
    jestah57, Sep 8, 2007
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    after you partion & format the missing section. do you have a floppy drive & have or can get a win98 or winme bootdisk?
     
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