Re: Incorrect Partition Information In Disk Management
From: Teddy (Teddy_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/20/04
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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 18:17:02 -0800
Oops, my mistake. I read the first entry wrong. Didn't realize it was
working at one point in windows! Then for sure it is not the bios.
Teddy
"Enkidu" wrote:
>
> I don't agree that it is the BIOS. He had it working before he
> re-installed. If he could see it before and he can't know that
> definitely points at the OS, and the BIOS must be OK. The fix for very
> large was part of SP1 or SP2, but he might still need a manufacturers
> patch.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Cliff
>
> On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:09:01 -0800, "Teddy"
> <Teddy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I think this has to do with the bios and not actually windows. You should
> >check the bios to see if it is registering the full 250gb in there...if it's
> >not, windows will only see roughly up to 130gb.
> >
> >When you restart your computer you should see an option to enter setup.
> >It's a small window of opportunity so you have to pay attention. All bios's
> >are different but common keys to hit when you see that message is F1, F2 or
> >the DELETE key.
> >
> >You should have a look at your documentation that came with your computer
> >for bios info. It's really important that you don't CHANGE settings in here
> >that you're not aware about. You could change it to a point where your
> >computer will not boot up at all. Having a look in here is not going to hurt
> >things.
> >
> >Generally your hard disk information is going to be on the first screen that
> >comes up. If the bios is not recognizing the full 250 gb hard drive, there
> >may be a bios update on your computers manufacturer's website. This is
> >called "flashing the bios" and it's VERY IMPORTANT that you follow the
> >instructions!!! You could render your computer unusable.
> >
> >Good Luck!
> >
> >"Ben Williams" wrote:
> >
> >> I recently reinstalled Windows XP Professional on my home computer. I own two
> >> hard drives, a 120GB and a 250GB. The 120GB hard drive is partitioned into
> >> two 55GB partitions. The 250GB hard drive consists of only one giant
> >> partition. Upon reinstallation I discovered that the contents of both
> >> partitions on my 120GB hard drive (the one I used to install Windows on) were
> >> intact. My 250GB drive may not have been so lucky. Though it is shown in
> >> Device Manager, the Disk Management program thinks now that it is a 127GB
> >> drive that has not been initialized. This drive actually contains roughly
> >> 127GB of data or free space (one of the two). The drive uses the NTFS file
> >> system. The drive was not formatted or tampered with in any way during the
> >> reinstallation. Why is this drive showing as such and is there anything that
> >> I can do to fix it?
>
> --
>
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> these days.
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