Re: Vista doesn't see my full HDD
- From: SIW2 <guest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:09:18 -0500
Damon - this could be it !
See the download at the bottom of the page.
'Atola Technology » Archive » Restoring Factory Hard Drive Capacity'
(http://blog.atola.com/restoring-factory-hard-drive-capacity/)
<H3>HDD Capacity Restore Tool>
We’ve came up with a freeware tool that handles LBA48 mode
setting as well as HPA and DCO features. It does everything
automatically: it extracts the factory capacity; then it restores the
factory LBA48, HPA and DCO settings.
[image:
http://blog.atola.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/cr_screen.gif]
*'Download HDD Capacity Restore Tool'
(http://hdd-tools.com/products/cr/download/crsetup.exe)*.
All you have to do is to run it and click “Restore
Capacity”. The program will do the rest.
*Update May 24, 2008:* Many people ask if this this tool formats the
hard drive and/or erases the data. No, it does not perform any kind of
formatting; furthermore it does not read from or write to the user data
area at all (including partition tables, boot records, etc). It only
alters HDD firmware (HPA and DCO settings).
I strongly recommend to re-power your computer before running this
tool. That means, completely power off your computer; then power on,
start Windows and run the tool.
If the tool fails to restore the original capacity, then the most
common reason is that your motherboard is blocking HPA and DCO commands.
You can check that by running BIOS Setup and looking for things like
“DCO” or “HPA”. If nothing helps, try on another
computer. If you are brave enough, you can also try the following: run
the program, select your hard drive, and then when you see the
“Restore Capacity” button, re-power your hard drive by
detaching and re-attaching its power cable. Warning: you are doing this
at your own risk!
After the program finishes working (3—20 seconds), you will need
to power off your PC, then wait 10—20 seconds and then power on.
I believe I’ve covered everything. If I am missing anything, you
are very welcome to leave a comment :)
Good luck!
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Check the link for the full details
Hope it helps
SIW2
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