Hi! I just purchased a new Seagate SATA ST3250620AS drive to build a new rig with. After firing it up and installing Windows XP, I see that it only shows it as a 137GB drive. After a bit of purusing the Seagate website, I discover this is a common problem due to either a mobo or OS issue with the 48-bit LBA (Logical Block Addressing). Since my BIOS correctly shows the drive as being 250GB, I knew it had to be Windows XP. Once I upgraded Windows XP to SP2, I was able to format the rest of the drive as an E: drive and now have all the space I am supposed to have.
My problem, though, is that I didn't want this drive broken up into a C: and E: partition; I wanted it to be all one single partition. Does anyone know of a way that I can make it all a single, large C: partition at this point, aside from using a utility like Partition Magic? I am actually now considering buying a small Raptor drive to use exclusively as the C: drive, and then reformat the Seagate to be a single large E: drive, but I'd rather not.
Thanks!
My problem, though, is that I didn't want this drive broken up into a C: and E: partition; I wanted it to be all one single partition. Does anyone know of a way that I can make it all a single, large C: partition at this point, aside from using a utility like Partition Magic? I am actually now considering buying a small Raptor drive to use exclusively as the C: drive, and then reformat the Seagate to be a single large E: drive, but I'd rather not.
Thanks!