the disk management tool also shows it as the 300gb, but it won't let me
format it or anything.
no messages that help at all as unable to format is all that happens.
What does the BIOS see it as?
That matters first.
Next - can you download/run the diagnostics utility from the manufacturer's
web page on it?
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i think it's a maxtor drive.
"Shenan Stanley" <newsh...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Shenan Stanley wrote:
> What does the BIOS see it as?
> That matters first.
>
> Next - can you download/run the diagnostics utility from the
> manufacturer's web page on it?
AMD wrote:
> bios sees it as the actual drive it is.
> there are no tools as far as i know from the companies site. i
> never seen any since they have been 10 years old if there is any.
>
> i think it's a maxtor drive.
So the BIOS sees a 300GB hard disk drive...
Do you have at least SP1 installed on Windows XP at this time?
What errors - if any - do you get when you try to partition it in Disk
Manager?
How to partition and format a hard disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313348
How to use Disk Management to configure basic disks in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309000
If there is no visible error - is there anything in the Event Log after you
try to create the partition, assign a drive letter, etc?
How to view and manage event logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427
As for the tools on Maxtor's/Seagate's site... Surprised you missed them...
There's MaxBlast! (* 04/2007 I believe) to help you setup...
http://www.seagate.com/support/maxblast/mb_ug.en.pdf
There's also SeaTools (for both Maxtor and Seagate branded drives):
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=SeaTools&vgnextoid=720bd20cacdec010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD
(SeaTools for Windows has replaced SeaTools Online and PowerMax. SeaTools
for DOS can test Seagate or Maxtor Parallel ATA (PATA and IDE) and Serial
ATA (SATA) interface disc drives. Because the software boots to its own
operating system you can test your drive regardless of the OS installed on
it. You can even test a new or completely blank drive.)
Come back and respond with whatever you find!
Go to www.48bitLBA.com for a set of articles and tools that will allow you
to check out your system fully.
HTH
Neil,
Because the original poster chose to multi-post instead of cross-posting -
you do not know that they have already solved their issue...
The post where the OP (unbeknownst to the other groups) fixed their issue:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.vista.general/browse_frm/thread/f842b90e6b872dd4/0393691596fc21bd?lnk=st&q=author%3AAMD&rnum=1#0393691596fc21bd