hd question

[MitchyMan]

Just finished building a new computer. First one. Got a question which i think is easy but am too tired to scrounge up an answer for so im askin u guys. My hd is 250 gig and windows is only showin it as 127. I know its an xp things and sp2 didnt fix it yet. any way for me to fix that? I know i could fins it out myself but its 145 in the mornin and im beat so i figured somebody else would know and give me the answer in like 2 seconds. Its a 7200.8 seagate SATA drive. Its my one and only hd right now too. Any more info needed ill add if ya need me to. thanks a bunch in advance.

 

[dnuggett]

There are multiple threads on this. I'm too lazy to look them up, but they are out there if you do a search.

 

[Promethply]

During installation, make a separate partition for your OS on that SATA drive, and install your OS there.

Once you finish your installation, get to Windows, and go to:

Control Panel --> Administrative Tools --> Computer Management --> Disk Management --> right click on your drive's blank partition, create an extended partition, and format that partition.

 

[Jiggz]

There you go! Prome wasn't too lazy to find the answer. Since you are beaten and tired, you can also use a Partition Utility software like Partition Magic or Partition Commander to fix your problem.