Re: Where did my other 10 GB get to???

From: TonyG (TonyG_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/17/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 22:24:03 -0800

Hi, and thanks for replying. I thought I did say that I deleted the existing
FAT32 partitions using Partition Manager 8 before starting the install. I
then rejumpered the disk as master (alone) and let WinXP set up both the
partitioning and formatting (NTFS). Beyond that, I just accepted all the
defaults during install.

I assumed that as my BIOS has recognised the disk as 40 GB in slave, it
would do so in master. I have not checked that yet, but will when I get home
tonight. One reason I did it that way was that the HDD had a 7MB unallocated
space at the front that I could not remove. That 7MB is now after the main
partition, by the way.

"R. C. White" wrote:

> Hi, Tony.
>
> You haven't told us how you went about this project. I would have done it
> like this...
>
> Check jumpers and cables and then physically install the 40 GB IDE Maxtor as
> primary master - and the ONLY HDD in the computer for now. Then boot from
> the WinXP CD-ROM and run Setup, accepting its offer to remove all existing
> partitions and then create a single new one, using the whole disk, and
> format it NTFS. Is this what you did?
>
> Or did you boot from an MS-DOS floppy and use FDISK and Format.com? Or did
> you use some other method?
>
> Formatting does not determine the size of a volume. That is determined by
> FDISK or WinXP Setup (or Disk Management) when it creates the volume, before
> it is formatted. When WinXP Setup offers to repartition, it defaults to
> using the whole HDD, unless you specify a smaller size. Does that match
> your experience?
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@corridor.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP
>
> "TonyG" <TonyG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BD551763-0955-4986-B1D9-BB8F2A93F12A@microsoft.com...
> >I just reinstalled Win XP Home on a Maxstor 40GB IDE hard disk. This disk
> >was
> > formatted 39GB FAT32 as a secondary disk before the reinstall. I deleted
> > all
> > partitions and let WinXP Installer format it as NTFS in the setup. Now
> > it's
> > only 30 GB!!! Where has the other 10GB gone, and how can I get it back????
> >
> > Confused, of Brisbane...
>
>

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