Hard drive question

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by tommym, Aug 29, 2005.

  1. tommym

    tommym Private E-2

    I have an older Compaq Deskpro that had a 9 gig hard drive. I installed a 40 gig hard drive and reinstalled all my programs. When I go to "my computer"
    and click on "c drive" it says. Total size 28.8 gigs with 22 remaining. What happened to the other 12 gigs? Thanks,Tommy
     
    tommym, Aug 29, 2005
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  2. Jerkyking

    Jerkyking Sergeant Major

    Did your PC ever see it as a 40 Gig? Your BIOS may only support HDDs to 30 Gigs. An upgrade may be available. I suggest surfing the makers website to see what you can find.
     
    Jerkyking, Aug 29, 2005
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  3. tommym

    tommym Private E-2

    Thanks for the info. I just installed it and it came up as 28.8gig. I didn't know
    about that bios thing you told me. Compared to the 9 that was in there,this is great.My kid is still in middle school, so this will work fine the way it is. I was just very curious about this.Thanks,Tommy
     
    tommym, Aug 29, 2005
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