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All other Hardware - [Fixed] 250GB detected as 120GB? posted in the Hardware forums; Hi, I bought Seagate SATAII NCQ 250GB 7200RPM 16mb Cache and Windows XP Pro is detecting 120gb instead of 250. How can I fix this? Also what order should I ...

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Hi, I bought Seagate SATAII NCQ 250GB 7200RPM 16mb Cache and Windows XP Pro is detecting 120gb instead of 250. How can I fix this?

Also what order should I install drivers? and what is partitioning? should I make a 10gb partition thing for OS?

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Default Re: 250GB detected as 120GB?
The most common cause for this is the motherboard.

Could you please post back with your motherboard make and model and we will be able to check it for you.
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If I partition my 250GB HD to:

C: 20GB - OS/Programs
D: The rest - Everything

and I wanted to reinstall Windows XP, do I just format C drive?
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Default Re: 250GB detected as 120GB?
Originally Posted by byakuya View Post
If I partition my 250GB HD to:

C: 20GB - OS/Programs
D: The rest - Everything

and I wanted to reinstall Windows XP, do I just format C drive?
Yes and you would still have everything on your D partition


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Yes and you would still have everything on your D partition
Awesome

Does anyone know why windows xp pro is detecting the 250GB HD as 120GB?

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