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WD 640GB reporting 127GB

Last post 10-22-2009, 8:16 PM by KingofMadCows. 7 replies.
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  •  10-12-2009, 11:34 AM 576164

    WD 640GB reporting 127GB

    Over the weekend I noticed my hd showing total capacity 127GB. Drive is a WD 640GB Caviar Black so it should be showing something like 600GB. Granted I just built my system, so perhaps it's a partitioning issue? It has been a long time since I've installed a brand new hard drive. Also read something in the stickies here regarding a jumper pin that might be causing this? Any opinions/ideas?

    127GB
    System Specs
    Budget:VGA:Monitor:
    MB:OS:Browser:
    CPU:Sound:CPU Pps:
    Memory:PSU:Brand:
    HD:Cooling:Misc:
    Windows 7 Ultimate RC Build 7100 (32-bit)
    GA-MA785G-UD3H (Onboard Radeon HD 4200)
    Phenom II X3 720 BE OC 3.2GHz stable
    Corsair XMS2 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) PC2-6400 800 MHz
    SAMSUNG SH-S223L
    EarthWatts EA500 500W ATX12V v2.0 80 PLUS
    WD 640 GB Caviar Black SATA 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM WD6401AALS

  •  10-12-2009, 11:41 AM 576166 in reply to 576164

    Re: WD 640GB reporting 127GB

    What Operating system are you using ??  What service pack ?? etc...

  •  10-12-2009, 11:49 AM 576170 in reply to 576166

    Re: WD 640GB reporting 127GB

    Sorry was just updating my signature with OS.
    Windows 7 Ultimate RC Build 7100 (32-bit)
    GA-MA785G-UD3H (Onboard Radeon HD 4200)
    Phenom II X3 720 BE OC 3.2GHz stable
    Corsair XMS2 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) PC2-6400 800 MHz
    SAMSUNG SH-S223L
    EarthWatts EA500 500W ATX12V v2.0 80 PLUS
    WD 640 GB Caviar Black SATA 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM WD6401AALS

  •  10-12-2009, 11:52 AM 576173 in reply to 576170

    Re: WD 640GB reporting 127GB

    SATA drives don't use jumpers to control the size like IDE dives do.

    How is it formatted (right click the drive and go to properties)? It should be NTFS, otherwise it'll be limited in size. If it is NTFS, you might have to reformat it

    Intel Q6600, MSI P6N 650i, 2x1gb OCZ DDR2 800 RAM, Sapphire Radeon 4870 512mb
    1x112gb Samsung, 1x320gb WD, 1x160gb WD
    1xSamsung DVD/CD RW drive, PC Power & Cooling 750W PSU, X-Fi Fatal1ty Champion, Logitech Z-560 THX 4.1, NZXT Zero, G5, VW222U 22" monitor
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  •  10-12-2009, 12:38 PM 576181 in reply to 576173

    Re: WD 640GB reporting 127GB

    It's NTFS. It was a brand new drive/new build/fresh OS 7 install. Did I miss a step when installing the OS?
    Windows 7 Ultimate RC Build 7100 (32-bit)
    GA-MA785G-UD3H (Onboard Radeon HD 4200)
    Phenom II X3 720 BE OC 3.2GHz stable
    Corsair XMS2 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) PC2-6400 800 MHz
    SAMSUNG SH-S223L
    EarthWatts EA500 500W ATX12V v2.0 80 PLUS
    WD 640 GB Caviar Black SATA 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM WD6401AALS

  •  10-12-2009, 3:08 PM 576219 in reply to 576181

    Re: WD 640GB reporting 127GB

    03exlnav:
    It's NTFS. It was a brand new drive/new build/fresh OS 7 install. Did I miss a step when installing the OS?

    Well, since you'll have to reformat eventually, I'd suggest trying to install it again

    Intel Q6600, MSI P6N 650i, 2x1gb OCZ DDR2 800 RAM, Sapphire Radeon 4870 512mb
    1x112gb Samsung, 1x320gb WD, 1x160gb WD
    1xSamsung DVD/CD RW drive, PC Power & Cooling 750W PSU, X-Fi Fatal1ty Champion, Logitech Z-560 THX 4.1, NZXT Zero, G5, VW222U 22" monitor
    http://www.writershall.wordpress.com

  •  10-22-2009, 12:18 AM 578826 in reply to 576181

    Re: WD 640GB reporting 127GB

    you might also look and see if its a bios limitation.  you may need to flash it.

  •  10-22-2009, 8:16 PM 579059 in reply to 576164

    Re: WD 640GB reporting 127GB

    Right click on "My Computer" and select "manage," find "Disk Management" under "Storage" and click on it. It should show you how many partitions you have.

     

    If you have additional partitions, you can either format them or extend your 127 GB partition.
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