Voila! 60 gig becomes a 40 gig
Voila! 60 gig becomes a 40 gig
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In a previous posting I asked about cloning, and had a good news, bad news experience. This is the bad: The new 60 gig laptop hard drive, which I cloned using Acronis True Image, was formatted as a 40 gig using the automatic process. I was going to try the cloning process again to expand the partition, like the software said it would do (but didn't). However, it never allowed the reallocation.
I looked under disk management on XP in the thoughts of reformatting it as a 60, but it would seem it would only allow a formatting as a 40 gig.
My Question: How do I reformat it as a 60 Gig, and then use True Image to clone it while keeping the expanded partitions?
I looked under disk management on XP in the thoughts of reformatting it as a 60, but it would seem it would only allow a formatting as a 40 gig.
My Question: How do I reformat it as a 60 Gig, and then use True Image to clone it while keeping the expanded partitions?
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Did you purchase this drive online? store? I'm thinking that maybe the label was placed by accident? I'd never encountered this problem where the OS couldn't find the rest of the drive, if anything I know that XP natively formats to 120gb max, then you have to format the rest of the drive and then merge it if you want, maybe someone else can add if they have seen this behavior before. If you find a fix, don't forget to share it as I would like to know as well. =)
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What does BIOS report for drive size?
Go to the drive manufacturer's site (http
I am of noobtechie's belief that the drive is mislabelled. This series of Hitachi drive also features a 40GB model.
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And for completeness, here is the jumper info:
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I understand regarding True Image. I went through manual mode. On the interface that allows you to adjust the size of the partition, it will not allow me to expand it. The increase arrow is whited out. Unfortunately, that Hitachi diagnostic program seems to be missing a scsioat.dll and will not run.I did view the BIOS and it only sees the HD as a 40GB. No, I never saw 60 GB other than what was on the label, but I hooked it up directly to True Image without attempting any other diagnostic analysis.
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I really doubt Acronis changed something on the drive to make it seem to be only 40GB, though I won't say that with 100% sureness. At the moment I have three suggestions:
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You forgot:
4. Check the drive's serial number at Hitachi, it may be under warranty. Mine was and every time I have sent a drive back to them or others I rec'd a new one no questions asked.
nemome,
Definitely report back with what the BIOS tells us.
wahnula (I got my name from a 1977 VW squareback)
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I guess it's possible the laptop won't support anything larger. It is a 2002 model, but I believe XP can natively handle up to 120 GB.
Herrn Freestone: Is Norton Wipe Info sufficient for the zeroing process, or do I just need to remove the partitions?
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I believe Wipe Info works within Windows to fully overwrite deleted data, not a low-level format like the zero-fill utilities, but I could be wrong. You need to use the link Feldstew (sorry Freestone) referred to to completely zero-fill the disk in DOS or another low-level OS.
Definitely run all the Hitachi diagnostics as well as any others you can get your hands on. I have heard Maxtor will run on all makes, but no firsthand experience.
What is the make/model of the laptop? I have not heard of a 40 GB limit to hardware, there could be a defective platter/head on the drive. Zero fill, then report what the BIOS says.
Tony
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I think it is a complete zero fill. It also gives you EvidenceEliminator type options. Anyway. It's a Compaq Presario 2100 with AMD Athlon 2800+
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XP with Service Pack 1, in tandem with correct BIOS, can handle drives much larger than 120GB. See http://www.48bitlba.com/winxp.htm and the site in general for tons more information.
I am confused as to what you meant when you said "Hitachi diagnostic program seems to be missing a scsioat.dll". The link I gave should create a bootable diskette or CD, so I am unsure where you are getting the DLL error. If the zero-fill doesn't work, I highly suggest trying to get the diagnostics to run against the drive. You will probably need to get these to run if you plan on exercising warranty return.
Dell (yes, that is my real first name) alias Freestone, Fieldstone, FeldStew and Freistein - sounds like some cheesy law firm
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Yes, it does, but it should wipe away any hidden partitions if they do exist. Might as well let it finish. Watching the screen makes it take twice as long...
Tony
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And you could have used Partition Magic to delete the partitions but that is not a substitute for zeroing the drive, which ensures you are starting off with a clean slate.
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Thanks for the update. I certainly would like to know if your new drive shows 60GB...
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It's what the gladiators said before joining battle. It's the vodka's fault.
-This may not be over. Let's see if they send me the right drive this time...