31.4 to 40gb

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my 40GB drive only shows as 31.4, I had it partitioned as a FAT32 but change it to NTFS but it still only shows as being 31.4. will repairing xp fix this or will I have to do a clean install? Or what are my other options.
 
What brand is the drive ?

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my 40GB drive only shows as 31.4, I had it partitioned as
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a FAT32 but change it to NTFS but it still only shows as
being 31.4. will repairing xp fix this or will I have to
do a clean install? Or what are my other options.
 
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MGGP said:
What brand is the drive ?


a FAT32 but change it to NTFS but it still only shows as
being 31.4. will repairing xp fix this or will I have to
do a clean install? Or what are my other options.
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nova7ty3 said in
my 40GB drive only shows as 31.4, I had it partitioned as a FAT32 but
change it to NTFS but it still only shows as being 31.4. will
repairing xp fix this or will I have to do a clean install? Or what
are my other options.
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Windows installs will only create FAT32 partitions of up to 32GB in
size. FAT32 will handle larger partitions but the setup program won't.
Or is this a different partition than where Windows is installed and you
used FDISK and FORMAT to create that FAT32 partition? You can use a
utility like PartitionMagic to enlarge the partition whether it is FAT32
or NTFS.

Converting to a different file system does nothing to change the size of
a partition. Whether you fill up a 1-gallon container with water or
milk makes no change in the capacity of the 1-gallon container. You'll
need something else to stretch the container to make it bigger.
 
Ghostrider said:
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A better comparison would be: When transferring a liter
bottle of water to a gallon container, there would still
be a liter of water in the gallon container.
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Ummm oh? Must be a big gallon container, eh? ;-] That's
OK, I love good alalogies.
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*Vanguard* wrote:

Converting to a different file system does nothing to change the size of
a partition. Whether you fill up a 1-gallon container with water or
milk makes no change in the capacity of the 1-gallon container. You'll
need something else to stretch the container to make it bigger.
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A better comparison would be: When transferring a liter
bottle of water to a gallon container, there would still
be a liter of water in the gallon container.
 
It is possible that your BIOS won't recognize a drive larger than 32GB. If
that is true you either live with the loss of a few GBs or flash the BIOS.

Or you might want to check the drive and see if it has a capacity limit
setting. This would be a jumper setting and should be mentioned on the
drive's sticker or on the bit of paper that came with the drive. The
manufacture's site will also tell you if it has a capacity setting.
 
Ghostrider said in news:[email protected]:
*Vanguard* wrote:



A better comparison would be: When transferring a liter
bottle of water to a gallon container, there would still
be a liter of water in the gallon container.
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For changing the partition size, yes, then your analogy is better.
Notice that is NOT what *my* analogy dealt with. Changing the file
system from FAT32 (water) to NTFS (milk) will *NOT* change the size of
the container (partition). The partition size is fixed within the entry
recorded in the partition table. The partition table is completely
ignorant of whatever file system is used within that partition. The
gallon container is still a gallon container whether you fill it with
water or milk. If you want more capacity regardless of whether it be
for water or milk then get a make a bigger container.
 
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