250 GB Seagate Drives Only 131070

[freedomhays]

I have two 250GB Seagate Barracudas, brand new,
The BIOS reads them as 250GB but when I go to set up Windows XP Pro on them but it only lets me choose a 131070 unpartitioned to format and partition with the NTFS file system.

I wonder whats going on with them, I tried to set up windows on both and its excactly the same for both drives.

Its is a home built with asus p5n32-sli deluxe.

I looked in the BIOS but it reads them as 250gb

Anyone know what could be the problem?
Thanks

 

[JimBowen]

hi,

i too have the same sort of problem, i have a 300gb maxtor sata drive, which windows only thinks is 120gb in size, i posted this here, yesterday, just click the link below to see the replys.

http://www.hardwareforums.com/300gb-sata-drive-showing-120g-9061/

hope thatthis helps you:)

 

[freedomhays]

hi,

i too have the same sort of problem, i have a 300gb maxtor sata drive, which windows only thinks is 120gb in size, i posted this here, yesterday, just click the link below to see the replys.

http://www.hardwareforums.com/300gb-sata-drive-showing-120g-9061/

hope thatthis helps you:)

Thanks
Did you have caps jumpers?
I have Seagates I wonderif they have it.....

 

[JimBowen]

no,

im afraid thati have not been home yet to check, but i think that its justa case of windows not recognising the size of the disc, not the jumpers.