HDD size not detected correctly

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Christian <zymi@gmx.net> wrote in message
news:c49u2p$f6t$1@btr0x6.rz.uni-bayreuth.de...

> Recently I have done a general upgrade of my
> computer's hardware involving replacement of HDDs.

> The problem I now encounter is the following: my old HDD is a 6GB drive.
> I wanted to delete all the data and re-partition it by Paragon Partition
> Manager and by some method the result was the following: only 2GB were
> recognized and are partitionable and formattable. Also during the boot
> sequence the HDD is only recognized as a 2GB drive. So I do not have
> access to the remaining 4GB any more which I would like to have to....

> Anybody can help me on this ?

What have you got the drive type
entry in the bios set to for that drive ?

You should have it set to AUTO in a modern
system and AUTO AUTO in an older system.

Likely you have numbers entered there that
give a 2GB drive. Modern drives just pretend
to be whatever you have in the drive type entry.

If you use an AUTO drive type entry, the bios asks
the drive how big it is and uses that size instead.

> Thanky in advance, Christian

> PS: I am running Windows ME

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"Folkert Rienstra" <see_reply-to@myweb.nl> wrote in message news:c4af6a$2gnqr2$2@ID-79662.news.uni-berlin.de...
> "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:c4a2d1$2fp6b9$1@ID-69072.news.uni-berlin.de
> > Christian <zymi@gmx.net> wrote in message
> > news:c49u2p$f6t$1@btr0x6.rz.uni-bayreuth.de...
> >
> > > Recently I have done a general upgrade of my
> > > computer's hardware involving replacement of HDDs.
> >
> > > The problem I now encounter is the following: my old HDD is a 6GB drive.
> > > I wanted to delete all the data and re-partition it by Paragon Partition
> > > Manager and by some method the result was the following: only 2GB were
> > > recognized and are partitionable and formattable. Also during the boot
> > > sequence the HDD is only recognized as a 2GB drive. So I do not have
> > > access to the remaining 4GB any more which I would like to have to....
> >
> > > Anybody can help me on this ?
> >
> > What have you got the drive type
> > entry in the bios set to for that drive ?
> >
> > You should have it set to AUTO in a modern
> > system and AUTO AUTO in an older system.
> >
> > Likely you have numbers entered there that
> > give a 2GB drive.
>
> > Modern drives just pretend to be whatever
> > you have in the drive type entry.
>
> Actually it is the bios doing the pretending.

Wrong. As always.

> > If you use an AUTO drive type entry, the bios asks
> > the drive how big it is and uses that size instead.
> >
> > > Thanky in advance, Christian
> >
> > > PS: I am running Windows ME

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"Christian" <zymi@gmx.net> wrote in message news:c4b8cd$oit$2@btr0x6.rz.uni-bayreuth.de...
> > Christian <zymi@gmx.net> wrote in message
> > news:c49u2p$f6t$1@btr0x6.rz.uni-bayreuth.de...
>
> >
> >>The problem I now encounter is the following: my old HDD is a 6GB drive.
> >>I wanted to delete all the data and re-partition it by Paragon Partition
> >>Manager and by some method the result was the following: only 2GB were
> >>recognized and are partitionable and formattable. Also during the boot
> >>sequence the HDD is only recognized as a 2GB drive. So I do not have
> >>access to the remaining 4GB any more which I would like to have to....
> >
>
> > What have you got the drive type
> > entry in the bios set to for that drive ?
> >
> > You should have it set to AUTO in a modern
> > system and AUTO AUTO in an older system.
> >
> > Likely you have numbers entered there that
> > give a 2GB drive. Modern drives just pretend
> > to be whatever you have in the drive type entry.
> >
> > If you use an AUTO drive type entry, the bios asks
> > the drive how big it is and uses that size instead.

> OK, I will try to configure the BIOS: Currently the setting is AUTO

You may need to wipe the drive with something like clearhdd
http://www.samsung.com/Products/Ha [...] earhdd.htm
and then partition and format the drive again with AUTO set.

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"C.G.F." <zymi@gmx.net> wrote in message newsfb6dfdc.0403301159.2e743bc4@posting.google.com...
> "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<c4bbmt$29aqp1$1@ID-69072.news.uni-berlin.de>...
> > "Christian" <zymi@gmx.net> wrote in message news:c4b8cd$oit$2@btr0x6.rz.uni-bayreuth.de...
> > > > Christian <zymi@gmx.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:c49u2p$f6t$1@btr0x6.rz.uni-bayreuth.de...
> >
> > > >
> > > >>The problem I now encounter is the following: my old HDD is a 6GB drive.
> > > >>I wanted to delete all the data and re-partition it by Paragon Partition
> > > >>Manager and by some method the result was the following: only 2GB were
> > > >>recognized and are partitionable and formattable. Also during the boot
> > > >>sequence the HDD is only recognized as a 2GB drive. So I do not have
> > > >>access to the remaining 4GB any more which I would like to have to....
> > > >
> >
> > > > What have you got the drive type
> > > > entry in the bios set to for that drive ?
> > > >
> > > > You should have it set to AUTO in a modern
> > > > system and AUTO AUTO in an older system.
> > > >
> > > > Likely you have numbers entered there that
> > > > give a 2GB drive. Modern drives just pretend
> > > > to be whatever you have in the drive type entry.
> > > >
> > > > If you use an AUTO drive type entry, the bios asks
> > > > the drive how big it is and uses that size instead.
> >
> > > OK, I will try to configure the BIOS: Currently the setting is AUTO
> >
> > You may need to wipe the drive with something like clearhdd
> > http://www.samsung.com/Products/Ha [...] earhdd.htm
> > and then partition and format the drive again with AUTO set.

> Thanks a lot !!!!
> The BIOS was configured properly but after using the clearhdd software
> and running fdisk afterwards the system detected the righ HDD size ! I
> am happy !
> Thank you for your help !!!

Thanks for the feedback, too rare.