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green_dragon
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December 22nd, 2004 20:00
lost half hard drive space
had a 40gig hd now it says that it is (is split) 13.85 and 5.65 where did the rest go
green_dragon
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Posted December 23rd, 2004 15:00
did that thats where i got the figuresceri sheeran
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Posted December 24th, 2004 15:00
Hi,
In the absence of any details of your computer model and operating system, always helpful data.
Download the file to create a WIndows 98 SE bootable floppy disk from http://www.bootdisk.com
Run the downloaded file to create the disk.
Boot with the floppy disk, change BIOS boot order if necessary.
At the A> prompt type
FDISK
Say yes to the question regarding large disk support.
Now selecct the Option to view your partition information.
Make a note of the size of the partitions and the percentage usage.
ESC out of everything and Post back. wit this information and that on the first line of my post.
hth
Ceri
green_dragon
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Posted December 27th, 2004 17:00
will that bring back that missing part of the drive?ceri sheeran
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Posted December 27th, 2004 18:00
green_dragon
Please read my first post on this thread.
We need to know the size of the partitions on the two hard disks. You may not have created partitions using the full size of the hard disk. If you have "lost" the amount of space you are reporting then the most likely issue is that you have done this. I don't know as I am not sitting in front of the computer. With Windows XP you can create partitions to use this unallocated space.The easiest way to check if you have unallocated space on the hard disk is as described.in my first post in this thread.Download the file to create a Windows 98 SE bootable floppy system disk from http://www.bootdisk.comRun the downloaded file to create the bootable floppy disk.Change the boot order on your system if necessary to ensure your computer boots from the floppy diskBoot from the floppy diskAt the a:> prompt typeFDISKSay yes to the question regarding large disk supportNow select the option to display existing partition informationIn this table you will get the size of each partition, the file system and the percentage of the hard disk this is using.Make a not of all of theis data on paper so you can refer to it.If the total of the percentages does not add up to 100%, then you can create another partition in XP drive managementFollow the information in the Microsoft Knowledge base articleThere are links to other articles that will cover this in more depth than I can.Cericeri sheeran
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Posted December 27th, 2004 18:00
Only when enough information is provided to work out exactly what is wrong with your systemgreen_dragon
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Posted December 27th, 2004 18:00
well it is a HP 2.4 gig win xp home 2 hard drives now one is the new 40 the other is the old 40 missing 20 256 meg mem want anymore will glady tell
MadThinker
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Posted December 23rd, 2004 15:00