HD is 1000GB but I see only 433GB

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May 15th, 2012, 03:14 PM

vl654321

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HD is 1000GB but I see only 433GB

Hi,
I’m trying to replace my HD (150GB) WXP.
C: = 30GB
D: = 120GBdrives).
I took an image (Norton Ghost) of the system, replaced the HD (new HD is 1000GB), mounted my image.
Now I see
C: = 88GB
D: = 343

Any idea how to fix it?

Thanks, Vl654321

May 15th, 2012, 03:27 PM

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have you tried going into disk management and seeing if the rest of it is there [just might be unpartitioned/unused space].

May 15th, 2012, 03:30 PM

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I did. it sees only
C: = 88GB
D: = 343
Nothing else.

May 16th, 2012, 03:04 AM

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Is your XP fully up-to-date? Older OS and some BIOS may be limiting the amount of usable space you have on the drive.

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May 19th, 2012, 01:35 PM

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Run a program like partition magic or something that will show you all your partitions. You might have a inactive partition, sometimes this happens when you change things up.

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DonR disagrees: disk management should show any "inactive partitions" [i think you meant hidden partition] or
unpartitioned space.