hard Drive Problem....

Orin · March 23rd, 2004

I have an old 20GB Maxtor HDD and for some reason, With WinXP it only shows up as 8Gb when its hooked up to the motherboard and 20GB when its hooked up thur a mass storage Pci card. but when i try to use it for installing big things (like an OS or Game) it Pauses off and on and then it just frezzzzes..but thats not it. When i Try to install Red Hat Linux 9.0 on it it shows up as 20Gb no matter how i hook it up. and it works but very slow..very, takes like 9 hours to install. So, is there anything i can do to fix this problem or should i toss it?

**Chrono Archangel** · March 23rd, 2004

I think it has to do about either your BIOS or the FAT your using... cant remember exactly...When you installe XP, you put your partition in NTFS?

Edit : you can take a look at this website : http://www.pcin.net/help/articles/8gb.php

Orin · March 23rd, 2004

it shows the drive as a 8GB hard Drive insted of 20GB. i dont have it formated with any filesystem right now or anything and when i try to format it, it locks up. Im trying a program called Maxtor Powermax 4.09 as i type just to see if there are any errors or anything but i still think i will have to replace it.

**Chrono Archangel** · March 23rd, 2004

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Originally Posted by Orin

it shows the drive as a 8GB hard Drive insted of 20GB. i dont have it formated with any filesystem right now or anything and when i try to format it, it locks up. Im trying a program called Maxtor Powermax 4.09 as i type just to see if there are any errors or anything but i still think i will have to replace it.

what are you pc specs (motherboard and CPU?)

Orin · March 23rd, 2004

its an old dell xps t500...P3 500Mhz 640Mb ram, Ati radeon 7500 awi PCI im not sure about the motherboard, might be an intel one but since its made by dell idk

orysyz · March 23rd, 2004

It doesnt matter install XP in Fat32. could be another probs.

Orin · March 23rd, 2004

ive tired all 4 options, Format Fat32, Fat32 Quick, NTFS, NTFS Quick, Strange how it gets past the formating when i dont do it quick but then it locks up on copying files. it Must be the HDD cuz ive tired an old 2GB one and it worked great. Hmmm...

March 23rd, 2004	#1 (permalink)
Orin 死神 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 66	hard Drive Problem.... I have an old 20GB Maxtor HDD and for some reason, With WinXP it only shows up as 8Gb when its hooked up to the motherboard and 20GB when its hooked up thur a mass storage Pci card. but when i try to use it for installing big things (like an OS or Game) it Pauses off and on and then it just frezzzzes..but thats not it. When i Try to install Red Hat Linux 9.0 on it it shows up as 20Gb no matter how i hook it up. and it works but very slow..very, takes like 9 hours to install. So, is there anything i can do to fix this problem or should i toss it?

March 23rd, 2004	#2 (permalink)
Chrono Archangel Administrator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 7,217	I think it has to do about either your BIOS or the FAT your using... cant remember exactly...When you installe XP, you put your partition in NTFS? Edit : you can take a look at this website : http://www.pcin.net/help/articles/8gb.php __________________ When Pigs Fly: The Death of Oink, the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide. Last edited by Chrono Archange; March 23rd, 2004 at 02:19.

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orysyz Shooting star Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Malaysia Posts: 774	It doesnt matter install XP in Fat32. could be another probs. __________________ Acer Aspire 5500, Centrino 1.73, 768Mb Ram, 80Gb HDD, ATI Mobility Radeon X700 Its Vista's voice 'wreck'gniton: Dear aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all

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March 23rd, 2004	#3 (permalink)
Orin 死神 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 66	it shows the drive as a 8GB hard Drive insted of 20GB. i dont have it formated with any filesystem right now or anything and when i try to format it, it locks up. Im trying a program called Maxtor Powermax 4.09 as i type just to see if there are any errors or anything but i still think i will have to replace it.

March 23rd, 2004	#5 (permalink)
Orin 死神 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 66	its an old dell xps t500...P3 500Mhz 640Mb ram, Ati radeon 7500 awi PCI im not sure about the motherboard, might be an intel one but since its made by dell idk

March 23rd, 2004	#7 (permalink)
Orin 死神 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 66	ive tired all 4 options, Format Fat32, Fat32 Quick, NTFS, NTFS Quick, Strange how it gets past the formating when i dont do it quick but then it locks up on copying files. it Must be the HDD cuz ive tired an old 2GB one and it worked great. Hmmm...