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Win XP Pro SP2 Not Recognizing 320 GB SATA HDD

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dedhed52   08-19-2008 at 12:40:28 PM

I just installed WIndows XP Pro on my GA-MA78GM-S2H mobo. I have a 160 GB PATA drive that Windows is installed on. I also have a 320 GB Seagate SATA drive that's not yet partitioned, but I want to use for file storage (lots of video) and the page file.

Two questions:
1. How come Windows Disk Manager only sees 149 GB drive and can I get it to see the whole drive?

2. How do I install the Gigabyte SCSI driver after Windows is installed (I thought I'd set it up during install, but.....)

Hmmmmm...I guess that's actually 3 questions! Too bad.

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Mondoman   08-20-2008 at 08:01:51 PM
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Windows is reporting 149 giga binary bytes (1024x1024x1024). The drive is sold by the manufacturer as a 160 giga decimal byte drive (1000x1000x1000), in order to make it seem bigger. 149 GB (binary) = 160 GB (decimal). Windows does see the whole drive.

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dedhed52   08-20-2008 at 08:44:09 PM
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No, sorry that that's not the one I'm talking about. The 160 GB drive is OK. But Windows is only seeing the 320 GB SATA drive as 149 GB.

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