why does my hard drive show 127gb when really its a 300gb?
2006-07-27 11:30:59 · 5 answers · asked by h3inz 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Sounds like your operating system doesn't
have large drive support. It depends what your using
windows, tivo, etc.
Check out this link (one line) if it's XP:
http://www.pcanswers.co.uk/tips/default.asp?
pagetypeid=2&articleid=36979&subsectionid=616
2006-07-27 11:38:40 · answer #1 · answered by PoohP 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are using anything other than Windows 2000 or Windows XP, it won't be able to see the entire drive until you install some third party utilities, usually included with the hard drive. It may also be due to your motherboard, if that is the case, put the utility CD in your drive and reboot, it should be bootable and will make adjustments or flash your BIOS so your motherboard will be able to recognize it.
2006-07-27 11:35:16 · answer #2 · answered by conradj213 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is that free vs total?
If the TOTAL drive space is 127 and it only shows 300 you may simply need to partition the extra space.
START --> PROGRAMS --> Adminsitrative Tools --> Computer Management
Drill down to Disk Management and you can see your drives and any unpartitioned or unformatted space.
2006-07-27 11:33:42 · answer #3 · answered by Z33K Zmorphod 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's using the rest to run your programs, antivirus, etc.
2006-07-27 11:32:50 · answer #4 · answered by niknak3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is the answer:
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/index.cfm?a=wiki&tag=hdd_lim
2006-07-27 11:34:46 · answer #5 · answered by VzjrZ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋