I HAVE A MAXTOR SATA/150 300 GIG AND I LOST ABOUT 21 GIG, AND WHENEVER I FORMAT THE WHOLE DRIVE IT ONLY SHOWS 279 GIG MAX TO FORMAT. BEFORE I HAVE THE WHOLE 300 BUT AFTER FORMATTING 3X, IT WENT DOWN TO 279. BY THE WAY, THE 279. ITS 279 PERIOD, I CAN'T MAKE IT SMALL OR BIGGER THAN THAT. MEANING, I CAN ONLY MAKE ONE PARTITION IN THIS HD... I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT MY RETARTED COUSIN DID TO IT, HE WENT TO COLLEGE FOR COMPUTER AND HE CAN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT FOR THIS P.C.
ALSO, WHENEVER I CHECK THE HD IT SAID ITS ON GOOD CONDITION NO PROBLEM AT ALL, IT SHOWS THE WHOLE 300 GIG BUT ONLY 279 PARTITION..
I ALSO GOT A PARTITION MAGIC AND TRIED TO USED IT TO RESIZE THE HD BUT IT ONLY GAVE ME 279 MAX BUT THIS TIME I CAN MAKE IT SMALLER . I'D LIKE TO GET THE WHOLE 300, CAN ANYBODY TELL ME HOW TO MAKE THIS RIGHT ??? THX..
ALSO, WHENEVER I CHECK THE HD IT SAID ITS ON GOOD CONDITION NO PROBLEM AT ALL, IT SHOWS THE WHOLE 300 GIG BUT ONLY 279 PARTITION..
I ALSO GOT A PARTITION MAGIC AND TRIED TO USED IT TO RESIZE THE HD BUT IT ONLY GAVE ME 279 MAX BUT THIS TIME I CAN MAKE IT SMALLER . I'D LIKE TO GET THE WHOLE 300, CAN ANYBODY TELL ME HOW TO MAKE THIS RIGHT ??? THX..