Hard Drive Size

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I recently replaced the original defective 40GB hard
drive in my computer with a 120GB drive. This works after
reloading Windows XP but it will not recognize 120GB of
space on the drive. It only sees less than 32GB of space.
How do I get the computer to see the full capacity of
this drive ????
 
32 GB seems to indicate that you are using the FAT 32 as drive partition
format. NTFS format will let you use the correct capacity.

Y.
 
Alternatively, if the OP is using NTFS, the hard drive may not be jumpered
properly.

Many large hard drives can be jumpered so that its capacity is limited to an
amount that older hard drive controllers will support it. 32 gigs is one of
these limits that a hard drive can be jumpered to report.
 
Could be that HD is not correctly jumpered and is reporting to BIOS that it is only 32 GB. Refer to manual that came with HD or go to manufacturer's webpage for proper location of jumper shunt.
Also, if your BIOS is dated before June 1999, it may not support a HD greater than 32 GB. In this case, you will have to buy an IDE controller card and install in your PC to overcome this limitation.
 
-----Original Message-----
I recently replaced the original defective 40GB hard
drive in my computer with a 120GB drive. This works after
reloading Windows XP but it will not recognize 120GB of
space on the drive. It only sees less than 32GB of space.
How do I get the computer to see the full capacity of
this drive ????
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you most check regedit to enable big lba..
Click to expand...
 
That too! Fortuneate, most hard drive do not come with a cap is size. XP
can only format a 32GB FAT32 partition.

Y.
 
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