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My PC acts similarly, I can set the size of my maxtor 80 Gb drive to any
size in bios, but windows still sees it as a 80 Gb. Try altering the size in
bios, it won't make any difference.
"skooz" <twstuff@_verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> My 60GB hard drive is showing up at post and bios as a 60MB hard drive. It
> had been working with no problems. In windows it shows the drive as being
> 60GB, but still treats the drive with only 60MB
>
> It is a maxtor drive so I used the diagnostic programs and they showed no
> problems with the drive.
>
> My 80GB hard drive works just fine.
>
> Any thoughts to why this is occuring?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
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