160 HD Problem

I have got installed a 160 gig western seagate HD but my comp only reads 130. Any suggestions on how to fix this Problem????

 

It may be a problem with your mother board, if you have an additional hdd besides the 160 it may not be able to handel all that space.

 

Hi neehit

There are hard drive support limitations depending on your bios and OS.

Check this link

http://www.dewassoc.com/kbase/hard_drives/hard_drive_size_barriers.htm

I hope this helps
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Thanks chthomson
Ur a legend.. That helped alot and solved my problem.

The one thing that i have learned is that u should always checked the company website.eg(Seagate or western digital).
thnks dude