Where is my other partition?

funkygal · Mar 21, 2006, 03:35 PM

Hi,

I have just bought a new hard disk (Seagate 160GB IDE), partitioned it using 10GB for Windows XP. I have used the NTFS file system. In Windows I can only see the 10GB that I partitioned. Where is the other 150GB's?

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks
funkygal!

>GSXR<mrbusa · Mar 21, 2006, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by funkygal

Hi,

I have just bought a new hard disk (Seagate 160GB IDE), partitioned it using 10GB for Windows XP. I have used the NTFS file system. In Windows I can only see the 10GB that I partitioned. Where is the other 150GB's?

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks
funkygal!

are you sure you created the rest in a partition or did you just leave it as unpartitioned space??

funkygal · Mar 21, 2006, 04:00 PM

Yeah I just did one parition, the other 150 was unparitioned space.

>GSXR<mrbusa · Mar 21, 2006, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by funkygal

Yeah I just did one parition, the other 150 was unparitioned space.

you still have to partition and then format the remaining space.you can do that with the xp install cd or a thirdparty app like a partition manager if you have it.

Snickers · Mar 22, 2006, 02:30 AM

Disk Management can format partitions for you. Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Computer Management and then click on disk management.

>GSXR<mrbusa · Mar 22, 2006, 03:21 AM

edit: it is possible to partition unpartitioned space and resize partitions with computer management within xp itself.i forgot all about it and just resized and created some extra partitions for myself.cool

i think that on the original install the space would have to be partitioned.

pr0digal jenius · Mar 22, 2006, 03:27 AM

yea...windows itself won't see HDD space until it's partitioned, and even then it doesn't like RAW partitions, and will ignore 'sealed" ones such as recovery partitions you find on retail PCs or non-native formats, such as reiser, ext2/3, or other *ix formats

Mar 21, 2006, 03:35 PM	#1
funkygal DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Where is my other partition? Hi, I have just bought a new hard disk (Seagate 160GB IDE), partitioned it using 10GB for Windows XP. I have used the NTFS file system. In Windows I can only see the 10GB that I partitioned. Where is the other 150GB's? Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks funkygal!

Mar 22, 2006, 02:30 AM	#5
Snickers DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 73 Rep Power: 0	Disk Management can format partitions for you. Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Computer Management and then click on disk management. __________________ AMD Athlon 3400+ @ 2.4 GHz 200 MHz FSB 2x512mb Kingston PC4000 DDR500 HyperX + 1x512mb Kingston PC3200 DDR400 ValueRAM (yes stable) nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 370/1000 MHz ASUS K8V-X Motherboard VIA K8T800 chipset Antec 400W PSU Audigy2 ZS Windows XP Professional

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>GSXR<mrbusa im a FREAK Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,107 Rep Power: 55 System Specs	edit: it is possible to partition unpartitioned space and resize partitions with computer management within xp itself.i forgot all about it and just resized and created some extra partitions for myself.cool i think that on the original install the space would have to be partitioned. Last edited by >GSXR<mrbusa; Mar 22, 2006 at 03:39 AM.

Mar 21, 2006, 04:00 PM	Thread Starter #3
funkygal DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Yeah I just did one parition, the other 150 was unparitioned space.

Mar 22, 2006, 03:27 AM	#7
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	yea...windows itself won't see HDD space until it's partitioned, and even then it doesn't like RAW partitions, and will ignore 'sealed" ones such as recovery partitions you find on retail PCs or non-native formats, such as reiser, ext2/3, or other *ix formats