another thing is i connected the DELL HDD on external enclosure to view the files. my winxp sp3 doesn't view the whole partition, only 39MB. tried on win vista, 7 32bit & 64bit, still can't see the full size (500gb) in 'My Computer'. Even Ubuntu and redhat can't see the full size.
Are you able to boot to a CD or DVD? If so, you may be able to try a repair install of Windows 2003 Server if you the installation CD or DVD available. To do this, please see the section entitled How to Repair Your Installation of Windows here: support.microsoft.com/.../325375
As with any issue like this, there is a possibility that the hard drive has developed a fault. You can download diagnostics at this link: www.dell.com/.../DriverDetails
Run the .exe file - this will allow you to burn a CD with the diagnostics which you can then boot to. This has some tools which can help you find if there is a hardware fault with the hard drive or whether the issue is solely with your boot partition.
JASONSK
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January 9th, 2012 01:00
another thing is i connected the DELL HDD on external enclosure to view the files. my winxp sp3 doesn't view the whole partition, only 39MB. tried on win vista, 7 32bit & 64bit, still can't see the full size (500gb) in 'My Computer'. Even Ubuntu and redhat can't see the full size.
DELL-John C
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January 9th, 2012 05:00
Hi Jason,
Are you able to boot to a CD or DVD? If so, you may be able to try a repair install of Windows 2003 Server if you the installation CD or DVD available. To do this, please see the section entitled How to Repair Your Installation of Windows here: support.microsoft.com/.../325375
As with any issue like this, there is a possibility that the hard drive has developed a fault. You can download diagnostics at this link: www.dell.com/.../DriverDetails
Run the .exe file - this will allow you to burn a CD with the diagnostics which you can then boot to. This has some tools which can help you find if there is a hardware fault with the hard drive or whether the issue is solely with your boot partition.
Please let us know how you get on.