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    Hello guys. I have a hard disk (40 gig) but now the problem is that it only shows 3 gigs of the space.How do I recover the remaining 37 gigs.I checked the partition and I cudnt see any. Thank you in advance.

    kagiso

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      Hello guys. I have a hard disk (40 gig) but now the problem is that it only shows 3 gigs of the space.How do I recover the remaining 37 gigs.I checked the partition and I cudnt see any. Thank you in advance.

      kagiso

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      try withdraw all switchers and plug your new hdd to pc

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        try withdraw all switchers and plug your new hdd to pc

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        I have.All other hard drives work fine on my machine and Ive taken this to work.I hve it connected at work now as we speak. I checked the partitions and even had it formatted, but still nothing shows up. Anything else.Thanx in advance guys.

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          Hello guys. I have a hard disk (40 gig) but now the problem is that it only shows 3 gigs of the space.How do I recover the remaining 37 gigs.I checked the partition and I cudnt see any. Thank you in advance.

          kagiso

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          Delete all of the existing partitions and start over.

          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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          "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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            Delete all of the existing partitions and start over.

            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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            "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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            There was no partitions,but I did that anyways till it said not recognized and made another partition which is the same as the one I had initially. Ive tried to recover using some software aswell but still nothing changes. Ive tried formating the partition and rebooting and still nothing happens.

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              Hello guys. I have a hard disk (40 gig) but now the problem is that it only shows 3 gigs of the space.How do I recover the remaining 37 gigs.I checked the partition and I cudnt see any. Thank you in advance.

              kagiso

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              Some disk drives have jumpers to configure them for smaller sizes, to get around problems with compatibility with older systems. It might be possible to look up the drive model number on the manufacturer's website. Having said that, I think there was a limit to 32GB but I don't recall one at 3GB. I think it's most likely that the drive is junk.


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                Some disk drives have jumpers to configure them for smaller sizes, to get around problems with compatibility with older systems. It might be possible to look up the drive model number on the manufacturer's website. Having said that, I think there was a limit to 32GB but I don't recall one at 3GB. I think it's most likely that the drive is junk.


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                Thats wat Im thinking. Thanx for all ur help guys.Much appreciated.

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                  Some disk drives have jumpers to configure them for smaller sizes, to get around problems with compatibility with older systems. It might be possible to look up the drive model number on the manufacturer's website. Having said that, I think there was a limit to 32GB but I don't recall one at 3GB. I think it's most likely that the drive is junk.


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                  ...AND some stickers are labeled overhead. I experienced that last week - took me 30 min. to figure that out :( greets Torsten

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