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BIOS not detecting full hard drive space

Started by lycos , Aug 06 2005 06:02 AM

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lycos

Posted 06 August 2005 - 06:02 AM

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OK, I just updated all of my drivers and my BIOS to the newest non beta version available. My BIOS screen says that I have 30-33 GB on my brand new 160 GB HD. What's next? I'm not sure why or how the system could not detect 130 GB. I know that there is a 137 GB limitation that can be fixed with a driver upsate, but 30 GB is far off from 137 GB. I checked the MFG's website and all of the drivers that I need are included in the Win XP OS. Any ideas? Thank you

Edit: I just recently installed Win XP on this computer and Windows does not detect more than 30 GB either

Edited by lycos, 06 August 2005 - 06:04 AM.

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darth_ash

Posted 06 August 2005 - 06:58 AM

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Check ur jumper settings.

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Tyger

Posted 06 August 2005 - 07:00 AM

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You need to have drive overlay software installed on the boot device for your system to see larger drives. If your drive didn't come with software you can download it from the mfrs. site. This is usually done when the drive is formatted using the software.