I have a seagate 200gb hd that now reads as a 160gb hd. I done a 50x wipe on it and it still reads as 160gb, so what is a good hd repair program that I can use? I want my other 40 gb back!
2007-03-28 04:54:13 · 8 answers · asked by Briant D 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
I have a seagate 200gb hd that now reads as a 160gb hd. I done a 50x wipe on it and it still reads as 160gb, so what is a good hd repair program that I can use? I want my other 40 gb back, and it is currently working!
2007-03-28 05:47:23 · update #1
System Mechanic Pro 7 :)
2007-03-28 05:01:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like you have somehow split the drive into a smaller partition.and the rest is unpartitioned space .You Should be able to use A Windows XP installer Cd To Repair this.Boot the Windows Disk and procede as if you were going to do an install.when the screen comes up to select which drive pick your seagate 200 gig .and delete all partitions then remove the cd,reboot and after windows opens try formating again .It should be 200 gig afterward.
2007-04-05 01:39:48 · answer #2 · answered by Snowman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There will options at the back of hard drive in jumper pins to limit it to 160GB. if u can remove that setting in jumper pins u can get that 40 GB back.
2007-04-03 10:53:47 · answer #3 · answered by Sam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ccleaner gets rid of all undesirable records, cookies and historic previous. Its a loose acquire. bypass into upload/get rid of by employing ability of administration panel and uninstall any unused classes/video games. Delete any music, video games, mails, something of no value. Then use defragment, initiate, administration panel, overall performance and maintence
2016-12-08 13:05:47 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spinrite
2007-03-28 04:59:12 · answer #5 · answered by ELfaGeek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, can help you there. 2 Questions. Did you try doing a complete scandisk, and do disk surface inspection, and did you try formatting it (backing up data fist of course)?
2007-04-04 13:53:44 · answer #6 · answered by Tech-whiz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. ELfa Geek has a good program suggestion, but make sure your motherboard can support over 160 GB first. (You don't say if it was working before or not.) http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Large-Disk-HOWTO-4.html
2007-03-28 05:13:26 · answer #7 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check if the jumper is set in the right place.
2007-03-28 04:59:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋