Solved HDD not being fully used

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CalebDK

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Ok so I have Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 currently and installing all my new updates right now and I have 4GB RAM and a 2.66 GHZ Quad core, intel and I have a 500GB Sata HDD but only 127GB of it are being recognized, how do I get all 500GB?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 Yorkfield 2.66GHz LGA 775
    Motherboard
    ECS P45T-AD3 Motherboard - Intel P43, Socket 775, ATX
    Memory
    (2 x2GB)4GB Crucial
    Graphics card(s)
    2600XT ATI 512MB
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 21.5" HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    500GBx1
    PSU
    Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL-S 600W ATX12V
    Case
    NZXT Tempest ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    air
    Internet Speed
    300mps wireless card
    Other Info
    will be upgrading to vista home premium x64 OEM, another 500GB HDD, liquid cooling, and another 4GB of RAM
Hello Calendk, and welcome to Vista Forums. :)

Could you post back a screenshot of your Disk Management window? It will help give us a better idea of what may be happening with your hard drive. You may have some unallocated space on the drive.

Thank you,
Shawn
 
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My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
not sure what u ment by disk management but heres a screenie of my computer

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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 Yorkfield 2.66GHz LGA 775
    Motherboard
    ECS P45T-AD3 Motherboard - Intel P43, Socket 775, ATX
    Memory
    (2 x2GB)4GB Crucial
    Graphics card(s)
    2600XT ATI 512MB
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 21.5" HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    500GBx1
    PSU
    Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL-S 600W ATX12V
    Case
    NZXT Tempest ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    air
    Internet Speed
    300mps wireless card
    Other Info
    will be upgrading to vista home premium x64 OEM, another 500GB HDD, liquid cooling, and another 4GB of RAM
Have you tried extending the volume to span the entire HDD in disk managment?

Start>in search, type management> click "computer Management"> click "continue">click "storage-Disk Management"> right click Disk Volume, and click "extend Volume"

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My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    T7600G Core2Duo 2.66 Ghz
    Motherboard
    Intel 945PM + ICH7 Chipset
    Memory
    4GB DDR2 PC2-5300 667MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Mobility Radeon x1900 256MB
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    WUXGA 17"
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    640GB 7200RPM SATA/RAID 0 (2x320GB) and 320GB 7200RPM External
    Mouse
    Wireless Microsoft 3000
    Internet Speed
    10 mbps/2 mbps
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: Panasonic UJ-220 DL BD-RE (Blu-Ray)
yup that fixed it thanks so much for your guys help and quick responses :D
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 Yorkfield 2.66GHz LGA 775
    Motherboard
    ECS P45T-AD3 Motherboard - Intel P43, Socket 775, ATX
    Memory
    (2 x2GB)4GB Crucial
    Graphics card(s)
    2600XT ATI 512MB
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 21.5" HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    500GBx1
    PSU
    Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL-S 600W ATX12V
    Case
    NZXT Tempest ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    air
    Internet Speed
    300mps wireless card
    Other Info
    will be upgrading to vista home premium x64 OEM, another 500GB HDD, liquid cooling, and another 4GB of RAM
Hello Calendk,

Welcome to the Vista Forums.

Be sure to check out the tutorials section if you haven't already. Lots of great info there. Enjoy.

Gary
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    CPU
    Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
    Memory
    Crucial Ballistix 4x2GB PC2 6400
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Creative SB X-Fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207 + HPvs15
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050 + 1024x768
    Hard Drives
    2-WD5000AAKS-500 GB WD 5000AAV-500 GB external
    Mouse
    MX Revolution
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve
    Other Info
    Wacom Intuos 2 Graphics Tablet Experience Index=5.5
I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted Calendk. :)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
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