Partition problems - missing 73GB

[N3ko]

Just partitioned a 200GB SATA HD using Windows XP while formating (bad idea I guess)and the total size dropped down to 127GB, I reformatted and deleted all partitions yet the 127 still remains. Any suggestions?

 

[Freestone]

Is your Windows XP at least at Service Pack 1 level?

See:

http://www.48bitlba.com/sataharddrives.htm

http://www.48bitlba.com/winxp.htm

http://www.48bitlba.com

 

[N3ko]

Thank's for the links...

I don't know if it has to do with the LBA cause it initially recognized the drive at full capacity (200GB).

The XP installation CD that I used didn't include a SP1, yet I installed SP2 right afterwards...unfortunately by then the damage was done.

 

[rvnguy]

Use drive mfg's utils and write "zero's" to this drive.

Now that you have SP2 installed with a 'zeroed' drive, this should complete correctly.

rvnguy
"I know everything..I just can't remember it all

 

[Freestone]

If it's not too late to reinstall XP, or just for future reference, you can create a slipstreamed Windows XP CD with SP2. Here are a few sites describing the process:

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp

http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm

http://www.petri.co.il/windows_2000_xp_sp_slipstreaming.htm

 

[N3ko]

nice...thanks for the help guys.