Problems with partitioning a 80GB HD

[allana_im]

Can anyone tell me why when I go to FDisk to partition my new 80 GB HD it is telling me that I only have 10 GB.

I have removed all existing partitions.
I have enable large disk support.
My IDE settings for HD is on Auto Detection

Thanks!

[fourthbean]

My new maxtor 80 gig is showing up as 12 gigs. Is yours a maxtor?

[Christian-Comp]

you have an older version of fdisk.

the older version calculates up to 67gb. Then, it starts over.
To get a newer version, go to http://www.fdisk.com
you'll have to extract the file and take the fdisk.exe and copy it to your startup disk or wherever.

Here's a quick link: http://ffdisk.webaps.de/fdisk121.zip

[Wombat]

Wrong forum,, Your drive should have come with a disk,,, try using that.

Paul

[John Prophet]

or I think you can just get a windows ME disk....I think it is the newer fdisk etc.

look at www.bootdisk.com

I have NEVER used any of the software that comes with a drive, lol...I am scared of it. I always just use fdisk and format. Or of course if you are installing xp you dont use anything, you just let XP do it.

[kdnorder]

The Maxblast software that comes with Maxtor drives is the easiest partioning software I have ever used.

[Christian-Comp]

this is the wrong forum, correct

assume he bought an OEM drive... no box, no cables, no disk.