G Guest Apr 17, 2004 #1 I just installed my new hard drive, it's a 60 GB, but only shows 31 GB XP Pr K7SE Thanks.
C Carey Frisch [MVP] Apr 17, 2004 #2 Limitations of the FAT32 File System in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314463&Product=winxp How to Partition and Format a Hard Disk in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313348&Product=winxp -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Be Smart! Protect your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |I just installed my new hard drive, it's a 60 GB, but only shows 31 GB. | XP Pro | K7SEM | | Thanks.
Limitations of the FAT32 File System in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314463&Product=winxp How to Partition and Format a Hard Disk in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313348&Product=winxp -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Be Smart! Protect your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |I just installed my new hard drive, it's a 60 GB, but only shows 31 GB. | XP Pro | K7SEM | | Thanks.
J Jerry Apr 17, 2004 #3 Is it FAT32? The largest you can make a drive in XP using FAT32 is 32Gb. Only option is to use a 98,SE, or ME boot disk and run FDISK and format from it. Then XP will recognize drives larger than 32GB. Or use NTFS.
Is it FAT32? The largest you can make a drive in XP using FAT32 is 32Gb. Only option is to use a 98,SE, or ME boot disk and run FDISK and format from it. Then XP will recognize drives larger than 32GB. Or use NTFS.
