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cl34 -> help please (5/25/2007 5:15:28 PM)

I just added a new hard drive.while in puter I noticed master is a seagate 120gb.while setting up new drive i saw that the seagate is partitioned too just 40gb.now ..how can I remove the partition so I can use the whole 120gb,without losing everything I have?
running xp pro,



SithTracy -> RE: help please (5/25/2007 7:44:22 PM)

Your existing drive reports smaller or the new one?  Are you sure you have the drive jumped correctly?  Can you provide some details about your system?  Does your system support at least ATA66?  Make sure you do not have the drive jumped to limit capacity... some drives have this for backward compatibility with older systems.



cl34 -> RE: help please (5/25/2007 9:39:03 PM)

no my existing hd shows smaller than it is.shows 30 gb but actually is 120gb so 80 gb unused. .It was jumped too limit space so I took that jumper off .I found all this as I was installing a second hd too be a slave,secondary whatever you want too call it. dont know what ata66 is so I cant answer that .
my system is as follows..
p4 1.3ghz  640 mb ram.nividia graphics card.
so what I want to know is.. can I remove partition so I can use all 120 gb without losing everything. If you need anymore info than this let me know thanks for your help.



SithTracy -> RE: help please (5/25/2007 10:31:54 PM)

I would recommend a partitioning tool like Partition Magic (if Symantic has not crippled it too much) or Vcom's Partition Commander to resize your partition with less risk.



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