Hard Drive acting weird

[tat3rs]

hey guys, i just upgraded my comp and i have a 300 gig hdd that i installed but in windows it only says that there is about 32gb on the drive. so im wondering what i should do. i think there is a way to totally "reboot" the hard drive but im not sure how to do it. any help would be appreciated, thanks.

 

[Mondoman]

Assuming you are running a fully-updated copy of Windows XP, you may have an old MB with a drive controller that can't handle larger drives. What model number motherboard do you have, and what model number drive did you install?

 

[mike99]

Check the jumpers on the drive, some have a jumper to limit the drive to 32Gb for use wiyh older motherboards.

Mike.

 

[tat3rs]

its a brand new asus 750i mobo. like i got it a week ago.

 

[Mondoman]

What model number motherboard do you have, and what model drive did you install?
When you installed Windows on the system with the new motherboard, did you install all the drivers that came with the MB (or their updated versions)?

 

[tat3rs]

hdd- hd300ld samsung and mobo- Asus P5N-D Intel 775 socket. And yeah i installed the drivers but i noticed in the windows setup(basic blue screen step) that it said 32 gb.

 

[mike99]

See http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/200704/20070419200104171_3.5_Install_Gudie_Eng_200704.pdf

Mike.