Where's my harddrive space, and my RAM?

[theguydude]

I have a harddrive with 250 gigs of space, (I know because it says it directly on it) but my computer only reads it as 127 gb:

[media]http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/3267/22412429.jpg[/media]

It does the same thing for RAM, It says i have 2814MB of RAM when I know I have 4096MB

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I also think it reads the RAM as DDR2 800, but I have no idea how to check that.

Please help?

[pebkac]

1. Do you have the harddrive split into multiple partitions?

2. You probably have a 32 bit OS, if you want to take advantage of all the ram, you need a 64 bit operating system. Also, what motherboard do you have? Even better tell us full computer specs

[Murk]

Windows XP was installed before the fix for huge (as in, huge at that time) harddrives was made. There should be an option to expand the partition.

As for ram, check if it detects all 4 gigs in the POST. Also, do you happen to have a 1 gig GPU? because then the answer is pretty obvious

[editline]04:05PM[/editline]

[url]http://www.theeldergeek.com/hard_drives_05.htm[/url]

Check this.

Unless you have multiple partitions already

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Also I'm not even gonna bother asking why haven't you upgraded the OS already - unless you're waiting for windows 7. In which case you'll have to wait this problem out. Except the harddrive thing, that can be easily fixed - unless it has 125 GB of bad sectors or something

[theguydude]

I currently have 2 OS's installed, windows 2000 and XP, and I figured out that's why it's like that, so now does anyone know how to uninstall 2000, and get my space back?

Without reformatting my entire computer?

[rieda1589]

Just format the drive that 2000 is installed on.

[theguydude]

Can I have a quick guide on how to do that? Much thanks.

[rieda1589]

If the drive shows up in XP, just right click it and choose Format.

You shouldn't be using any of 2000's files for booting so it shouldn't break stuff.

[Roast Beast]

In XP: Start > Run > type "compmgmt.msc", hit enter > Disk Management

You'll see a screen similar to this:

[img]http://filesmelt.com/downloader/fdgsayui2.png[/img]

See my disk 2? It's split into two partitions, like your hard drive is. Right click on the part that has Windows 2000 on it (the one that's not labeled C:) and click Delete Volume. Then right click on the other partition and click Extend Volume to expand your XP partition to fill the free space.

[theguydude]

I don't have that option:

[media]http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/3908/helpmeh.jpg[/media]

And here's what the properties looks like?

[media]http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/8012/helpmeg.jpg[/media]

Still some help please. Though thank you, I'm getting closer to solving this :cheers:

[Roast Beast]

Oh it's unallocated, means your Windows 2000 partition was already deleted. You should be able to skip to the Extend Volume step, if it doesn't let you then you'll need to use a different tool to extend the partition.

[theguydude]

There's gotta be some way to put it together again, just gotta figure out how.

[BananasGoMoo]

also a side note why do you have norton?

just get gparted and extend the partition.
or right click the XP partition and select extend volume

[theguydude]

Have you been reading any of this? I've already tried that,

Also Norton came with my motherboard on the disk, so ya, I'm not really worried about that right now.

[BananasGoMoo]

[QUOTE=theguydude;17504023]Have you been reading any of this? I've already tried that,

Also Norton came with my motherboard on the disk, so ya, I'm not really worried about that right now.[/QUOTE]

no i see in your picture that you tried clicking on the unallocated space.

try clicking on your XP partition and see if there's an extend volume option

also, i said try gparted.

and i'd be worried unless you have a second AV on your system to cover your PC.

[theguydude]

Well the extend volume isn't showing up, What is gparted?

[BananasGoMoo]

[QUOTE=theguydude;17505564]Well the extend volume isn't showing up, What is gparted?[/QUOTE]

a program you can burn to a disc and run at startup that is like disk partitioner but better.

[theguydude]

Can you explain how that will fix my problem?

[FunnyGamer]

[QUOTE=theguydude;17506952]Can you explain how that will fix my problem?[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=BananasGoMoo;17505589]a program you can burn to a disc and run at startup that is like [B]disk partitioner[/B] but better.[/QUOTE]

GEE I WONDER.

Try reading a bit more.

Use gparted to extend the XP partition.

[compwhizii]

Can you get a screenshot of what options you get when you rightclick C:?

[theguydude]

[QUOTE=Gray Altoid;17507087]GEE I WONDER.

Try reading a bit more.

Use gparted to extend the XP partition.[/QUOTE]

I ment how would I use it.

[QUOTE=compwhizii;17507206]Can you get a screenshot of what options you get when you rightclick C:?[/QUOTE]

[img]http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/3908/helpmeh.jpg[/img]

[BananasGoMoo]

[QUOTE=theguydude;17507300]I ment how would I use it.

[/QUOTE]

[url]http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php[/url]

download the liveCD version. burn to disc. insert disk at startup. edit partition.:buddy: