Hi Al, What tool did you use to partition? I ask because for example some older versions of PM would only see certain drive sizes. You could try the following from the command prompt (and this will erase all data and repartition:
diskpart (enter) select disk x (where x is the drive number followed by a colon) (enter) detail disk (enter) will tell you which disk is selected and info about the volumes on the disk clean (enter) create partition primary (enter) exit (enter) Then you can format it or quick format it in Windows as per usual. Jon -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alan & Terrie Robbins Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 10:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] XP and hard drive size Maria, Thanks for the suggestion but , this is the amount even before I partitioned it. Once partitioned and OS installed it reads even less. I may call Tiger Direct to see what's up Al -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Maria Campbell Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 12:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] XP and hard drive size Could it be that it's only showing you free space and not counting the amount used by the operating system? Sunny Day Maria Campbell [email protected] A GEM IS NOT POLISHED WITHOUT RUBBING, NOR A MAN PERFECTED WITHOUT TRIALS. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan & Terrie Robbins" <[email protected]> To: "Blind-Computing" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 10:49 AM Subject: [Blind-Computing] XP and hard drive size >I just purchased a new 750 GB hard drive from Tiger Direct. > However, I notice Win XP Pro is only recognizing it as 699 > GB. Does XP have a limit on the size a hard drive can be? > > thanks > Al > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
