Reading incorrect size hard drive

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  1. mel1234

    mel1234 Member

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    Hi, Just bought a new computer, AMD Athlon 64 4800 dual core, 2gb RAM and a GA-M6ISME-S2 motherboard. It has a 320gb harddrive. I have installed windows XP on it and now when I check properties it only reads as a 127gb hard drive. Am I doing something wrong? Or has the wrong size hardrive been put in? Thanks Mel
     
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  2. GrandpaBW

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    Have you installed XP's SP1 and SP2? If not, you aren't going to see the full size of your hard drive.
     
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    Yes, you will need to format the drive using a PC with service packs installed for its OS.
     
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