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Windows 7 - Trying to format 250 g external drive (laptop hd) but only getting 31g |
12-17-2011
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windows 7 home premium 64bit |
Trying to format 250 g external drive (laptop hd) but only getting 31g
So I am trying to get my external laptop drive to show that is 250 g but every time i format it only 31g show up....
I havn't set anything that i know of ....
So some help would be great
Kodiak  | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number home build
OS windows 7 home premium 64bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(tm) i5 cpu 760@ 2.80ghz 2400 mhz, Quad core
Motherboard Asus P7P55D-E-LX INTEL
Memory Kinston hyperX 12GB DDR3 PC3-12800 daul
Graphics Card Asus GeForce GTX 460 1gb GDDR5
Sound Card Nvidia high definition audio/VIA high definition audio deck
Monitor(s) Displays LG Flatron W2442PA 24''/sony bravia 32'' LCD
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard microsoft wireless 700
Mouse microsoft wireless 700
PSU OCZ 600W +80 ModXStream Pro Power Supply
Case HAF coolmaster 912
Cooling a fan or two or five cool it......
Hard Drives Western Digital WD1002FAEX 1TB (X 2)
Seagate 1TB
Seagate 500GB
Internet Speed 50 MGBps download / 4 MGBps upload
Other Info Bose 7.1 True surround sound .... and its LOUD!!!!!!!
Panada 2012 Global Internet security
Asus N53S-V notebook, i7,Nvidia GT 540M, 12 GB ram
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12-17-2011
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
Not to ask the obvious, but you are formatting the drive as ntfs?
also,what does your disk management screen show about the drive.
Rich | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba Laptop(s) A505-S6979
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU Intel Core 2 Dual P8700
Memory 4 Gigs
Graphics Card ATI 4650 w1Gig
Hard Drives 64Gig SSD for C
256Gig SSD for D
Internet Speed 25/5 fios
Other Info I have dos 6.22, wfwg 3.11, win98, 2000 and xp VHD's available for testing. MS's Virtual PC works great.
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12-21-2011
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#3 | |
windows 7 home premium 64bit |
Quote: Originally Posted by richnrockville  Not to ask the obvious, but you are formatting the drive as ntfs? Yes I am trying to format in "NTFS" Quote: also,what does your disk management screen show about the drive.
Rich So the disk mang. tells me that there is 200 g unalocated. How would i change this... 
Sorry it took so long to respond was doing exams....
Kodiak  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number home build
OS windows 7 home premium 64bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(tm) i5 cpu 760@ 2.80ghz 2400 mhz, Quad core
Motherboard Asus P7P55D-E-LX INTEL
Memory Kinston hyperX 12GB DDR3 PC3-12800 daul
Graphics Card Asus GeForce GTX 460 1gb GDDR5
Sound Card Nvidia high definition audio/VIA high definition audio deck
Monitor(s) Displays LG Flatron W2442PA 24''/sony bravia 32'' LCD
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard microsoft wireless 700
Mouse microsoft wireless 700
PSU OCZ 600W +80 ModXStream Pro Power Supply
Case HAF coolmaster 912
Cooling a fan or two or five cool it......
Hard Drives Western Digital WD1002FAEX 1TB (X 2)
Seagate 1TB
Seagate 500GB
Internet Speed 50 MGBps download / 4 MGBps upload
Other Info Bose 7.1 True surround sound .... and its LOUD!!!!!!!
Panada 2012 Global Internet security
Asus N53S-V notebook, i7,Nvidia GT 540M, 12 GB ram
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12-21-2011
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#4 | |
Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit |
You should be able to extend the H partition to encompass that 200.88 GB of unallocated space using Disk Management .
Highlight the H partition and then look at menu choices, maybe from a right click.
Look for "extend volume" or words to that effect. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit
CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked
Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX
Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333
Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD
Screen Resolution 800 x 640
Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB
Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2
PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular
Case Antec Solo II
Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500
Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD15EADS-00P8B0, 1.5TB
Other Info Power consumption of this system, including monitor: 68 watts at idle; 144 watts at full load
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12-21-2011
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If you are trying to format a 31 GB HD, it can only give you the same 31 GB. Using Disk Management, delete the 31 GB partition first so that you can see one 250 GB unallocated space, then create a 250 GB partition and format that.
Kari | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP ENVY 17-1150eg
OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
CPU 1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
Memory 6 GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Sound Card Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays 17" laptop display, 22" LCD and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
Screen Resolution 1600*900, 1680*1050 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
Mouse Logitech MX1000 Laser (Bluetooth)
Hard Drives Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
Internet Speed 50/10 Mbps VDSL
Other Info Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Full in English, additional Guest-user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish (Working languages English & Swedish, Family language German, my own language, mother tongue, Finnish. I really need Ultimate to get to use Language Packs!)
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12-21-2011
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#6 | |
windows 7 home premium 64bit |
Quote: Originally Posted by Kari If you are trying to format a 31 GB HD, it can only give you the same 31 GB. Using Disk Management, delete the 31 GB partition first so that you can see one 250 GB unallocated space, then create a 250 GB partition and format that.
Kari
That work thanx for the help  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number home build
OS windows 7 home premium 64bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(tm) i5 cpu 760@ 2.80ghz 2400 mhz, Quad core
Motherboard Asus P7P55D-E-LX INTEL
Memory Kinston hyperX 12GB DDR3 PC3-12800 daul
Graphics Card Asus GeForce GTX 460 1gb GDDR5
Sound Card Nvidia high definition audio/VIA high definition audio deck
Monitor(s) Displays LG Flatron W2442PA 24''/sony bravia 32'' LCD
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard microsoft wireless 700
Mouse microsoft wireless 700
PSU OCZ 600W +80 ModXStream Pro Power Supply
Case HAF coolmaster 912
Cooling a fan or two or five cool it......
Hard Drives Western Digital WD1002FAEX 1TB (X 2)
Seagate 1TB
Seagate 500GB
Internet Speed 50 MGBps download / 4 MGBps upload
Other Info Bose 7.1 True surround sound .... and its LOUD!!!!!!!
Panada 2012 Global Internet security
Asus N53S-V notebook, i7,Nvidia GT 540M, 12 GB ram
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12-21-2011
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#7 | |
windows 7 home premium 64bit |
Quote: Originally Posted by ignatzatsonic You should be able to extend the H partition to encompass that 200.88 GB of unallocated space using Disk Management .
Highlight the H partition and then look at menu choices, maybe from a right click.
Look for "extend volume" or words to that effect. Thanx this also worked | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number home build
OS windows 7 home premium 64bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(tm) i5 cpu 760@ 2.80ghz 2400 mhz, Quad core
Motherboard Asus P7P55D-E-LX INTEL
Memory Kinston hyperX 12GB DDR3 PC3-12800 daul
Graphics Card Asus GeForce GTX 460 1gb GDDR5
Sound Card Nvidia high definition audio/VIA high definition audio deck
Monitor(s) Displays LG Flatron W2442PA 24''/sony bravia 32'' LCD
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard microsoft wireless 700
Mouse microsoft wireless 700
PSU OCZ 600W +80 ModXStream Pro Power Supply
Case HAF coolmaster 912
Cooling a fan or two or five cool it......
Hard Drives Western Digital WD1002FAEX 1TB (X 2)
Seagate 1TB
Seagate 500GB
Internet Speed 50 MGBps download / 4 MGBps upload
Other Info Bose 7.1 True surround sound .... and its LOUD!!!!!!!
Panada 2012 Global Internet security
Asus N53S-V notebook, i7,Nvidia GT 540M, 12 GB ram
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12-21-2011
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#8 | |
windows 7 home premium 64bit |
Thanx all for your time
Happy holidays  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number home build
OS windows 7 home premium 64bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(tm) i5 cpu 760@ 2.80ghz 2400 mhz, Quad core
Motherboard Asus P7P55D-E-LX INTEL
Memory Kinston hyperX 12GB DDR3 PC3-12800 daul
Graphics Card Asus GeForce GTX 460 1gb GDDR5
Sound Card Nvidia high definition audio/VIA high definition audio deck
Monitor(s) Displays LG Flatron W2442PA 24''/sony bravia 32'' LCD
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard microsoft wireless 700
Mouse microsoft wireless 700
PSU OCZ 600W +80 ModXStream Pro Power Supply
Case HAF coolmaster 912
Cooling a fan or two or five cool it......
Hard Drives Western Digital WD1002FAEX 1TB (X 2)
Seagate 1TB
Seagate 500GB
Internet Speed 50 MGBps download / 4 MGBps upload
Other Info Bose 7.1 True surround sound .... and its LOUD!!!!!!!
Panada 2012 Global Internet security
Asus N53S-V notebook, i7,Nvidia GT 540M, 12 GB ram
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