new hdd problem ???

[SPL_K]

okay guys i just purchased a new computer cause my other shitter died on me. specs are as follows:

asus m2n-e sli
amd64 dualcore 5600+
gigabyte 8800gts
2gb samsung ddr 800 ram
seagate 320gb sata hdd
tsunami tower + 550w p/s

okay so my new hdd seems to have a problem... i can only format it for 104gb? wheres the other 200gbs gone ? god damn! after i installed all the drivers i cant see the hdd in windows anymore. all help will be appreciated.

cheers~

[poizon]

This a common issue with a non-SP (Service Pack) version of Windows XP. Just upgrade to SP2 and you'll start seeing all 320gb.

To check if you've a service pack, Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > General. It should say something like,

System:
Microsoft Windows XP
Professional 2002
Version 2002
Service Pack (1/2)

[revolution]

This a common issue with a non-SP (Service Pack) version of Windows XP. Just upgrade to SP2 and you'll start seeing all 320gb.

To check if you've a service pack, Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > General. It should say something like,

System:
Microsoft Windows XP
Professional 2002
Version 2002
Service Pack (1/2)

What poison said. If you have SP2 installed and still don't see your missing space then goto:

Control Panel -> Computer Management -> Disk Management

See if your missing space is there, as it may be as un-partitioned space. Either format it and leave it as a sperate partition, or combine it into your existing partition.

Hope that helps.

[SPL_K]

thanks for the help guys...

now i got another strange problem... now my windows wont start up unless my winxp cd is in and my cmos setting has to be set to boot from cdrom otherwise my comp wont boot :/ but when i do that the screen where it suppose to say "to boot from cd press any key" doesn't appear anymore

[fueltank]

Is it a legit XP CD?
If not then you need a 'bootable' CD.

[SPL_K]

nah its not but i've always used this cd... i've tested my other ide drive and it works fine

forgot to mention i have xp also installed on another hdd atm
the current master ide and one of my slave sata drives

do you think i should format the sata drive ? im still transferring files across cause i think the cpu is trying to boot from the sata drive??

EDIT: comp fixed, thanks to those who helped. had to play around with some cmos settings after i formatted my sata drive