Can’t_assign_unallocated_HD_spac

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I have a new 80GB hard drive that is behaving strangely.
Problem #1, Win2k only recognizes the drive to be 74.53 GB, Why?
Problem #2, I have 6.5 GB of unallocated space that cannot be assigned, why?
When I use Computer Manager > Disk Management and right click on the
unallocated space, all of the formatting options are grayed out.

 

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RobG_money wrote:

> I have a new 80GB hard drive that is behaving strangely.
> Problem #1, Win2k only recognizes the drive to be 74.53 GB, Why?
> Problem #2, I have 6.5 GB of unallocated space that cannot be assigned, why?
> When I use Computer Manager > Disk Management and right click on the
> unallocated space, all of the formatting options are grayed out.
>

Might not even able to be allocated since some HD tracks are
held typically held in reserve as replacement tracks, usually
in ATA-IDE hard drives.