So I just noticed that my new external hard drive isnt being recognized to full capacity.?
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If it's external, and you're missing that much (more than 300GB) then it's neither the BIOS nor Windows. I think you'd better check the partitions in Disk Manager--this tool should be found in Computer Management, within Control Panel's Administrative Tools in Windows XP. I don't know where it is on Vista, but you can try looking for Computer Management in Vista to find it.
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To clarify: the BIOS has NOTHING to do with drive recognition when it's USB, after Windows has loaded. The Windows kernel structure is designed to allow drivers to take over all BIOS functionality as soon as it has "bootstrapped" -- that means, BIOS functionality is ONLY used when Windows is loading, and NOT after Windows is ready to accept user interaction.
Definitely not Vista it only needs about 10-15GB. Probably is the bios.
WHOA, that would stink. You see, in the old days (of Windows 2000), there was the super-secret 137GB Windows limit to hard drive size. But that was fixed in later versions and Windows XP.
If this is an OLD computer with Vista, then I would wonder.
Read this article about the Hard Drive size limits and barriers. http://www.dewassoc.com/kbase/hard_drive...
Good luck and Happy Computing!
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