Can't see unallocated space ?

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still me <wheeledBob.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote
>> still me <wheeledBob.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote

>>> How do we get it to show the addition space
>>> so we can extend/logical that area?

>> Use a better approach of cloning the original drive to the new one.

>> Use something like True Image to clone the drive and
>> have it expand the original partition to fill the new drive.

> He doesn't have much choice.

Corse he does.

> The system did not come with an XP CD, just the restore disk.

Doesnt stop him cloning the original drive to the new one using something like True Image.

> If he has to buy XP as well as a new drive,

He doesnt need to do that.

> it's probably time for a new computer. Seems rather drastic.

Yes, but he doesnt need to do that.

> Also, as I mentioned the original drive failed and cannot be
> cloned (the reason for the replacement in the first place).

OK, then he can just image the current config on
the new drive and restore it to the new drive again.

> Any other way to get him a second partition at this point?

See above.
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On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 02:31:41 GMT, still me <wheeledBob DeleteThis @yahoo.com>
wrote:

>E-Machines T2080, XP-Home. Drive went bad and my friend bought a
>replacement Maxtor ATA 100 300 GB drive.
>
>He used his system restore disk to reinstall the OS to the default
>config. It uses Ghost. He now has a 32gb NTFS partition and his system
>is running. But, there's another 268gb on the drive that is unused.
>
>His expectation was to just partition that into an extended drive but
>when we go into Disk Management it doesn't show any allocated space.
>It's as if he has a 32gb (physical) drive in the machine with no extra
>space on it.
>
>How do we get it to show the addition space so we can extend/logical
>that area?

Did you check the jumpers on the Maxtor? Sounds like it is jumpered to
limit its capacity to 32GB.

>
>Thanks,
>
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> He used his system restore disk to reinstall the OS to the default
> config. It uses Ghost. He now has a 32gb NTFS partition and his system
> is running. But, there's another 268gb on the drive that is unused.
>
> His expectation was to just partition that into an extended drive but
> when we go into Disk Management it doesn't show any allocated space.
> It's as if he has a 32gb (physical) drive in the machine with no extra
> space on it.
>
> How do we get it to show the addition space so we can extend/logical
> that area?
>

Install Partitionmagic (it's not free, but a working version should be
available from somewhere).

The unallocated space clearly has not been formated and therefore cannot be
seen by the operating system. Partionmagic will be able to format this space
and then merge the two partions togehter to make one.

Steve
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