Missing GB's!

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  1. oliver79

    oliver79 Geek Trainee

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    Hi all:

    Okay, I can see that there are many issues regarding missing GB's. Therefore here is mine: I'm in the process of installing Windows Server 2000 on a Maxtor 250GB, however Win Server is only recognising 130GB! Now, I was just wondering, will the missing GB's be available once SP4 is on? Currently I can only partition the available space shown (130GB).

    Any advice much appreciated.

    Oliver :eek:hah:
     
    oliver79, Jul 20, 2006
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  2. Big B

    Big B HWF Godfather

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    Well, Windows uses the proper designation of 1GB, which is 1024MB. Hard drive manufacturers use 1000MB as a 1GB. (250x1000) / 1024=244MB, before formatting. You'll likely gain about 100GB more than what you have currently.
     
    Big B, Jul 20, 2006
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  3. oliver79

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    Okay, that's a 100GB after format and install of SP4 is it?

    Thanks

    Oliver
     
    oliver79, Jul 20, 2006
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  4. Sniper

    Sniper Administrator Staff Member

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    Yes, one you install SP4 you should see the lost HDD space.
     
    Sniper, Jul 20, 2006
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  5. oliver79

    oliver79 Geek Trainee

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    Thanks for that!

    Oliver ;)
     
    oliver79, Jul 20, 2006
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  6. oliver79

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    oops, resolved too soon! Okay I have SP4 installed and I have entered disk management, and it is still only showing 130GB, what do I need to do from here to get the full or there in 250GB?

    Thanks

    Oliver
     
    oliver79, Jul 20, 2006
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  7. Karanislove

    Karanislove It's D Grav80 Of Luv

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    In your Disk Management, right hand side bottom. Can you see any unallocated space? If yes, right click on it and click intialise and then format it.
     
    Karanislove, Jul 20, 2006
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  9. oliver79

    oliver79 Geek Trainee

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    Okay, there is no unallocated space in disk management, however the BIOS is showing 250GB! Therefore I'll attempt the REGEDIT that Microsoft recommends and see if that resolves the issue!

    Thanks

    Oliver
     
    oliver79, Jul 21, 2006
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  10. oliver79

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    Okay, I have edited REGEDIT with the following:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Atapi\Parameters
    On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:

    Value name: EnableBigLba
    Data type: REG_DWORD
    Value data: 0x1

    However this has all proved to be unsuccessful as the disk management will still only show 130GB!

    Any further suggestions?

    Thanks

    Oliver
     
    oliver79, Jul 21, 2006
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  11. Karanislove

    Karanislove It's D Grav80 Of Luv

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    It looks stupid but still confirming, Are you sure that your computer is displaying 130GB as a total space not the free space out of total space?
     
    Karanislove, Jul 21, 2006
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  12. oliver79

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    Hi,

    Yes, full capacity is shown at 130GB! I wonder if there is restrictions r.e. Windows Server 2000 and large capacity HD?

    Hopefully there is a solution, otherwise it seems an awful waste of space!

    Thanks

    Oliver
     
    oliver79, Jul 21, 2006
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