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GSoulfire
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_ 		21. May 2006 @ 14:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
my boyfriend gave me a 160Gb Hard Drive for my computer but when he formatted it it now only holds 31Gb, can a turn it back to 160Gb?
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djscoop
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_ 		21. May 2006 @ 14:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
go to control panel>administrative tools>computer management. click on disk management and find your new drive. you can then use that program to change the partition to the full capacity of the drive.
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ddp
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_ 		21. May 2006 @ 14:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
check the jumpers on the drive as appears it is configured for 32gig. there should be info on the top of the drive & maybe a booklet. who makes the hd?
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GSoulfire
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_ 		21. May 2006 @ 15:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanx i have now got the drive formating!
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djscoop
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_ 		21. May 2006 @ 16:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
no problem. (was it the jumpers, or the partition size??)
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GSoulfire
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_ 		22. May 2006 @ 07:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
was jumpers, so i took them out and sorted the partition size. now running like a wee whirlwind! ta
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ddp
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_ 		22. May 2006 @ 08:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
teach & learn
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djscoop
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_ 		22. May 2006 @ 21:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you must have a sixth since or something ddp!
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ddp
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_ 		23. May 2006 @ 16:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i never jumper for 32gig, strictly jumper for master or slave but seen info on top of lots of hd's i've done
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djscoop
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_ 		23. May 2006 @ 20:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yeah i've seen that too....wonder why the manufacturer's put that option on there. why would you only want to utilize part of a HD? interesting...
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ddp
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_ 		24. May 2006 @ 17:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
maybe motherboard can't see past 32gig?
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djscoop
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_ 		24. May 2006 @ 20:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
or maybe for other OS like ones large companies use that are way less sofiscicated than windows, and can only read so much data or something...who knows
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