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popnganja420
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HELP!!! Need help with getting my harddrive back PLEASE!
#5458542 - 03/30/06 08:05 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Ok... I got a virus and got rid of it with my antivirus program but it left some programs with errors. I have a 1.8GHZ processor, AMD Sempron, with 256MB RAM, and a 80GB hard drive. I tried to re-partition the drive and format it and I ended up with only 8GB of space usable. I have large disk support enabled. When I delete all partitions and try to redo them... it only picks up 7.82GB on my hard disk. Is there something I'm doing wrong? I have Dr-Dos 7... I'm not familiar with it at all. Did I not properly delete the partitions or maybe I created them wrong? And I'm running Win98 SE.
Thanks for any and all help.
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Anno
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Re: HELP!!! Need help with getting my harddrive back PLEASE! [Re: popnganja420]
#5458584 - 03/30/06 08:33 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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What type of partition did you create? Make sure you create a FAT32 one.
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popnganja420
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Re: HELP!!! Need help with getting my harddrive back PLEASE! [Re: Anno]
#5458721 - 03/30/06 09:14 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Ahhhhh.... sorry forgot to include that info. I have the option of making a Fat32, an extended or a primary DOS partition, and then the other option is to redo the master boot record. When I delete all the partitions and then remake the FAT32 and use up all available space, 0-1024 cylinders...... its only 7.82GB. I have an 80GB hard drive so I should atleast see 79.??GB.
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Re: HELP!!! Need help with getting my harddrive back PLEASE! [Re: popnganja420]
#5458724 - 03/30/06 09:15 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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windows 98? allow me to be the first to make the obligatory "get a real OS" post.
just use linux.
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popnganja420
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Re: HELP!!! Need help with getting my harddrive back PLEASE! [Re: wilshire]
#5458879 - 03/30/06 09:53 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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My final conclusion is..... the harddrive must be bad. I can't come up with any other idea as to why it isn't reading the whole disk area. Thanks for all the input.
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Re: HELP!!! Need help with getting my harddrive back PLEASE! [Re: popnganja420]
#5462592 - 03/31/06 02:23 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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i very much doubt its your hard drive, when they go bad usually the just GO.
honestly it sounds like somehow you hide a portion and now your just reformating your leftover space which is 8gb or whatever you said.
if you want a fix without getting windows xp, i suggest getting "partionmagic" this little program is very handing, and im sure that there is "somewhere" on the web you could get it.
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Re: HELP!!! Need help with getting my harddrive back PLEASE! [Re: popnganja420]
#5462959 - 03/31/06 07:25 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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PEBKAC
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kAAk
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Re: HELP!!! Need help with getting my harddrive back PLEASE! [Re: supra]
#5463904 - 03/31/06 12:59 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Sounds like your BIOS doesn't like your big hard drive and recognize it. Solution:
-Make sure your bios is up to date. Flashing it wrong can fuck your system proper, but sounds like you got problems already.
-Get a real OS. Linux, or if you really insist, a newer Windows. (Please do not pay money for it.)
I had the same problem with Windows XP, but luckily Microsofts own partition manager program did a pretty good job.
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Re: HELP!!! Need help with getting my harddrive back PLEASE! [Re: supra]
#5464782 - 03/31/06 05:07 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
supra said: PEBKAC

PICNIC maybe?
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supra
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Re: HELP!!! Need help with getting my harddrive back PLEASE! [Re: drtyfrnk]
#5465230 - 03/31/06 07:21 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair......a common phrase in computer tech jobs.....lol
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Mushie_Man
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Re: HELP!!! Need help with getting my harddrive back PLEASE! [Re: supra]
#5466765 - 04/01/06 08:22 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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I have the same problem, i am running an 80GB hard drive, but it only reads 30!
I somehow fucked it up the other day whilst messing around with disk wizard, iv done a full format and such, but to no avail.
Meh, I suck.
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popnganja420
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Re: HELP!!! Need help with getting my harddrive back PLEASE! [Re: Mushie_Man]
#5490609 - 04/07/06 04:52 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Yeah... its driving me nuts... I called the store where I bought the darn thing from and they had another guy that called with the same problem. They just told me to buy a new one because they didn't know how to fix it. I'll look into PartitionMagic.... thanks!
And I'll look into the BIOS because maybe it isn't updated or something... hopefully the live update will work. Thanks!
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popnganja420
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Re: HELP!!! Need help with getting my harddrive back PLEASE! [Re: makaveli8x8]
#5499164 - 04/10/06 08:48 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Partition software fixed it, thanks man!
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Mushie_Man
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Re: HELP!!! Need help with getting my harddrive back PLEASE! [Re: popnganja420]
#5499217 - 04/10/06 09:19 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
popnganja420 said: Partition software fixed it, thanks man!
I take it you had to format?
I could probably fix my problem, but I'm content with 30GB for now, its not worth the hassle of re-formatting, I've done that far too often lately.
I'll get around to it some time.
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popnganja420
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Re: HELP!!! Need help with getting my harddrive back PLEASE! [Re: Mushie_Man]
#5594294 - 05/05/06 01:45 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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For what its worth, I didn't have to format. This program fixed it right from windows! I'll dig up the disk and post it later... I know this post is old but maybe somone will need the info.
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