1000 gb hdd only showing 132 gb

[harlan_da]

I recently purchased a samsung spinpoint 1000 gb hdd (HD 103UJ) as a
replacement drive for the current system. Went thru normal windows xp pro
installation process and the drive seemed to be set up fine. But only 132 gb
are being shown for volume C. Device Manager shows capacity 954 gb,
Unallocated Space 823gb. ('my computer' shows 'local disk c' total size 127
gb). How can I go about using the total drive

 

[Nepatsfan]

I recently purchased a samsung spinpoint 1000 gb hdd (HD 103UJ) as a
replacement drive for the current system. Went thru normal windows xp pro
installation process and the drive seemed to be set up fine. But only 132 gb
are being shown for volume C. Device Manager shows capacity 954 gb,
Unallocated Space 823gb. ('my computer' shows 'local disk c' total size 127
gb). How can I go about using the total drive

This can happen if your installation CD is from the original release of XP and
does not contain any of the service packs. Take a look at these articles for
more info.

Why can I only see 127 to 137 GB of my 160+ GB drive in Windows XP?
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.j...toid=6bd0781e73d5d010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD

http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/tp/137gb.pdf

The solution to this problem is to install XP using a "slipstreamed"
installation CD that includes Service Pack 2. Take a look at these articles for
more info.

Create a Slip Stream version of Windows XP
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/slipstream.htm

Here are some of the files you'll need to obtain in order to follow this
procedure:

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and
Developers
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en

Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

AutoStreamer 1.0.33
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/1092632287/1

CDBurner XP
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/download.php

Here are some other resources you might want to take a look at:

How to use AutoStreamer to Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.html

Slipstreamed Windows XP CD Using SP2
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm

Slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Create Bootable CD
http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html

How can I slipstream service packs into the Windows 2000,
Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 media?
http://www.petri.co.il/windows_2000_xp_sp_slipstreaming.htm

Universal Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

You could also leave XP on your current C drive, create a new partition from the
unallocated space, format it and use the new drive to store data and personal
files. Makes backing up your files easier.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[HeyBub]

I recently purchased a samsung spinpoint 1000 gb hdd (HD 103UJ) as a
replacement drive for the current system. Went thru normal windows
xp pro installation process and the drive seemed to be set up fine.
But only 132 gb are being shown for volume C. Device Manager shows
capacity 954 gb, Unallocated Space 823gb. ('my computer' shows
'local disk c' total size 127 gb). How can I go about using the
total drive

Assuming your motherboard's BIOS supports drives that large, XP pre-SP1 will
only recognize 132GB.

My choice would be to update XP to SP2, then use a 3rd party partitioning
tool to expand the space, but other options are available.

 

[harlan_da]

thanks for the help guys!!

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

You can update your XP cd by slipstreaming SP2 with it using nLite. That
will produce an .iso file that you then burn to cd. Then you can use the
new cd to install XP SP2 and create and format whatever partitions you want.

 

[News Reader]

Some systems have a BIOS limitation that prevents larger capacity disks from
being booted from. You need to boot from a disk less than 132 GB and then
use the new disk as a second disk. Otherwise a BIOS update might have
support for LBA 48.

Another solution is to partition the disk with 120 GB for C: and the rest as
D: or another drive letter.