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ginnyfly
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_ 		8. August 2005 @ 08:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hope I'm in the right forum. Anyway I have just partitioned a Hard disk of 80 Gig -using Win 98 FDISK. Previously it was NTFS with Win XP Pro. Now FDISK is telling me I only have 10 Gig!
Any help appreciated
Ginnyfly
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ddp
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_ 		8. August 2005 @ 12:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what does your bios see as capacity??
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ginnyfly
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_ 		8. August 2005 @ 23:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi There
AMIBIOS Ver 3.3 reports 80 Gig hard disk.
ginnyfly
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cornwafer
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_ 		9. August 2005 @ 00:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Don't worry - it's a fault with fdisk.
If a hard disk is larger than 64GB, fdisk reports the difference in size above 64GB rather than the actual size. Fdisk still formats the whole 80GB.
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ddp
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_ 		9. August 2005 @ 07:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
as cornwafer said, format the drive if using fat32 will come out at about 80 gigs. should be the same if in ntfs format.
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ginnyfly
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_ 		11. August 2005 @ 03:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi and thanks
I now have a formatted 80 gig hard disk. About to put Windows on it. Thanks for the help
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ddp
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_ 		11. August 2005 @ 07:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
no problem, teach & learn
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ginnyfly
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_ 		13. August 2005 @ 00:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi Again,
I have just purchased a cheapo installation copy of Windows XP from Ebay - and it doesn't work. Two thirds of the way thru the installation the computer screen starts flashing. Installation finishes too quickly and when windows loads I get a constant beep. Not sure if this is a hardware fault or the dodgy copy of XP so I have decided to test the hardware by installing a copy of Windows ME - Just wondered if there was likely to be a problem - ie Windows ME wont see the full volume of the hard disk?
Thought I'd ask before trying
Ginnyfly
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ddp
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_ 		13. August 2005 @ 07:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the hd has to be in fat32 for me & me will have no problem seeing entire hd as i'm using win98se with a 160gig hd
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Sledge13
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_ 		13. August 2005 @ 07:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Another little help for anyone moving from windows NT 2000 professional to another version. Try the command fdisk /mbr to get rid of tags left on the master boot record, even after fdisking the drive. Do this before formatting the drive to avoid any problems.
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ginnyfly
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_ 		14. August 2005 @ 05:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi Again and Thanks
I plan on installing ME later today- will make sure that I select the fat32 option
Cheers
Ginnyfly
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