HDD install...

[imported_tarang]

Hi geeks....

i Just bought 160 Gb WD HDD.
my PC config: AMD Duron 1.0 Ghz.
512 Mb Ram, DVD DL writer, Windows XP pro. (no SP)
20 Gb WD HDD currently installed.
now i want to know how to install my new HDD. that is i want to make my new HDD the main one and the current HDD as the extra.
when i go through setup hard drive. it says that only 137 GB can be used.
can any one give me step by step installtion guide please........?
thanx

 

[munim2020]

check the small pin jumper behind your new harddisk.
some hard disk have a jumper setting here to limit your data storage.

 

[Eazy]

Install SP2 and XP will recognise the full HDD space.

Slipstream SP2 onto the XP install CD and you will have no problems getting full HDD space available on installation.

 

[imported_tarang]

i installed SP1 and SP2 both but still i m loosing 10 Gb of space.
i kept my old HDD as the main one and the new one as a storage HDD.
but by mistake i connected new one with master and old one with slave.
everything is working fine till now. no problem except the space one.

 

[mangemayur]

U mean after partitioning / using the 160GB HDD. its gettign detected as 151 or 150 GB ??? then its normal

i have 120GB but if i calculate the total space i m getting is only 111 GB
this is because the computers calculate 1kB = 1024B , 1MB = 1024KB and 1G = 1024MB... but manufacuturer calculate 1KB = 1000B, 1MB = 1000KB and 1G = 1000GB...

 

[imported_tarang]

so that mesan computer should calculate more space. we sholud get more than what is written.
but u r right. thanx for ur help.