Dell Dimension 4700

ToM_E · April 18th, 2007, 21:35

Hi guys! First of all I have a Dell Dimension 4700...
I recently upgraded the ram to 2GB DDR2 PC4200 and my video card to an Ati Radeon X1600 Pro. Anyways I also have a 250GB Western Digital Hard Drive that I installed and it seems like only 140gb is available.

I flashed my BIOS with the most updated one from dell's website and it still shows up as 140gb.
Someone told me that the mother board is too old and I need to get a SATA Controller in order to use the full 250gb...

Is this true? What can I do about the missing space on my hard drive?

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Track · April 19th, 2007, 18:06

Is it S.ATA or IDE? You cant use a S.ATA connector if its not a S.ATA drive, and it cant be because ur using it with IDE, right?
Are u sure that u just havnt formatted it right?

ToM_E · April 23rd, 2007, 05:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Track

Is it S.ATA or IDE? You cant use a S.ATA connector if its not a S.ATA drive, and it cant be because ur using it with IDE, right?
Are u sure that u just havnt formatted it right?

SATA...nvm got it working now

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Intel Q9550 @ 4.00 Ghz
Xigmatek Dark Knight
G.SKILL 4GB DDR2 533
GIGABYTE EP45-UD3P
Hitachi 1TB
Samsung 1TB
LG 20X DVD-RW (SATA)
Lancool K62W
EVGA GTX 275
Corsair 750TX
Scythe Kaze Master Ace

Windows 7 x64

April 18th, 2007, 21:35	#1
ToM_E 8+ Years Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Over The Rainbow Posts: 2,796	Dell Dimension 4700 Hi guys! First of all I have a Dell Dimension 4700... I recently upgraded the ram to 2GB DDR2 PC4200 and my video card to an Ati Radeon X1600 Pro. Anyways I also have a 250GB Western Digital Hard Drive that I installed and it seems like only 140gb is available. I flashed my BIOS with the most updated one from dell's website and it still shows up as 140gb. Someone told me that the mother board is too old and I need to get a SATA Controller in order to use the full 250gb... Is this true? What can I do about the missing space on my hard drive? __________________ Intel Q9550 @ 4.00 Ghz Xigmatek Dark Knight G.SKILL 4GB DDR2 533 GIGABYTE EP45-UD3P Hitachi 1TB Samsung 1TB LG 20X DVD-RW (SATA) Lancool K62W EVGA GTX 275 Corsair 750TX Scythe Kaze Master Ace Windows 7 x64

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April 19th, 2007, 18:06	#2
Track Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: israel Posts: 98	Is it S.ATA or IDE? You cant use a S.ATA connector if its not a S.ATA drive, and it cant be because ur using it with IDE, right? Are u sure that u just havnt formatted it right?