So I have a Samsung Spinpoint SP0802N 80gb hard drive out of a Dell Dimension. No matter what I do to the thing it still only shows up as 32 gb. I think I have the jumper settings correct, there is a jumper to limit the drive to 32gb but I don't have it on that setting.
Every time I go to install XP on it, it still only shows the drive as 32 gb and will only format it as that capacity. When I use parted magic to format it, it sees the correct capacity but won't format the drive. This drive is out of a computer that was riddled with viruses so is it possible that the drive could be bad? Anyone have any experience with this and could tell me the correct settings for it? The settings are on the drive but nothing seems to be working. Even tried it in 2 different computers.
Also, what is the point of having a setting to cut the drive down to less than half of it's capacity? I don't understand that at all.
Every time I go to install XP on it, it still only shows the drive as 32 gb and will only format it as that capacity. When I use parted magic to format it, it sees the correct capacity but won't format the drive. This drive is out of a computer that was riddled with viruses so is it possible that the drive could be bad? Anyone have any experience with this and could tell me the correct settings for it? The settings are on the drive but nothing seems to be working. Even tried it in 2 different computers.
Also, what is the point of having a setting to cut the drive down to less than half of it's capacity? I don't understand that at all.