Windows shows wrong hard disk (hdd) size. Every HDD is limited to

[Guest]

Hello,

I am having a strange problem. I searched all the web and can't find any
solution to this problem. If anybody can help, I would really appreciate it.
So, here it goes:

I have 2 HDD. Disk 0, and Disk 1 which I partitioned with "Disk Manager"
(Windows XP).

Disk 0 is partitioned: C(3.9 GB), E (11.72 GB), F(12.32 GB)
Disk 1 is partitioned: D(15.63GB), H(9.53GB), M(2.8GB)

This information is OK and I can accept small differences between
manufacturers "size" and "software" size because of different standards.
Disk 0 + Disk 1 should be approx. 60 GB (30 GB each one).

When I do "chkdsk", the information is displayed correctly, too.

The problem is Windows Explorer. When I click MyPC and try to see the amount
of total disk space I have in each drive, it is displayed wrong. VERY WRONG.

The TOTAL DISK SPACE of:
a) Disk C (real: 3.9GB) is displayed as: 3.9 GB (that's OK)
b) Disk D (real 15.63GB) is displayed as: 5.00 GB (that's wrong!)
c) Disk E (real: 11.72GB) is displayed as: 5.00 GB (that's wrong, too!)
d) Disk F (real: 12.32GB) is displayed as: 5.00 GB (again 5.00 GB??)
e) Disk H (real: 9.53GB) is displayed again as 5.00 GB
f) Disk M (real: 2.80 GB) is displayed OK as 2.79 GB (small difference of
aprox., this doesn't matter)

So, when looking at this I suppose that there is some LIMIT for Windows
Explorer (or at least some part of Windows, but not Disk Manager) for
recognizing the total space of a hard disk (hdd) greater that 5 GB.

This is a new problem. I didn't had this problem before. I really don't
remember when this problem begun, but this was long ago. I really didn't
notice at first, but now, it's a problem I wan to fix.

Anyone? Some help? Someone to point me in the right direction maybe?

I am using Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2. The HDD are Quantum
Fireball. Each of approx. 30 GB. The BIOS reads the size correctly, too.

Thank you!

Greetings,

Ricardo Toma

 

[Guest]

OK. Nobody but myself found the right answer to this problem. I will write
it here, so, if someone has the same problem, he can find the solution
(hopefully) here.

Somewhere, strange (very strange!) the disk quotas were activated at 5 GB.
That was it. Just change the disk quotas...

 

[Maurice N ~ MVP]

Hello Ricardo,

Are your HD formatted in NFTS ? See MS Article 315688
How to Locate and Correct Disk Space Problems on NTFS Volumes in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/315688

It may give you some possible areas to look into.

 

[Maurice N ~ MVP]

I see you have found your problem.
Here's 1 more for the record.
How to Locate and Correct Disk Space Problems on NTFS Volumes
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814594

 

[Zilbandy]

Disk 0 is partitioned: C(3.9 GB), E (11.72 GB), F(12.32 GB)
Disk 1 is partitioned: D(15.63GB), H(9.53GB), M(2.8GB)

If you partition the second drive (disk1) as all an extended
partition, with no primary partition, you would not have the 'odd'
disk letters. D drive would be the second partition on drive 0 instead
of the first partion on drive 1. Drive 1's first drive letter would be
the next one after the end of drive 0. Hope this makes sense.