missing space in my hard drive
 

hi, all
i had a problem with my 160gb hard drive which was made a sound, after i format it there is no sound
then i realised that i have lost more than 30gb of my space, i don't know where i made a mistake.
i have a 2 partition 1) C:108gb now (before it had a 140gb) 2) D: 20gb now

can anyone help me?

Re: missing space in my hard drive
 

If you have had noises from the drive and after formatting it you find it has dropped a lot of space you may find that you have lost a section of the drive due to mechanical failure. DO NOT rely on this drive anymore. What is the make and model of the drive and have you checked it's SMART status (if available)?

Re: missing space in my hard drive
 

sorry i didn't notice the model of my hard drive yet. i am sure that i'll get it tommorow
my computer says that i have total space of 127gb.
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what is the smart status?

Re: missing space in my hard drive
 

Is the drive in the system in your sig? (Acer Aspire). If so, it looks like a system that is not very old, and the drive should still be under warranty.

Re: missing space in my hard drive
 

I would suggest running Everest
http://www.lavalys.com/products/down...dlid=1&lang=en
run it, in the list on the left click the + sign next to storage and towards the bottom of the expanded list click on SMART. If the drive is SMART enabled it will tell you if it's ok or not.

Re: missing space in my hard drive
 

yes it is, i bought it 3 months ago
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thanks i'll try it

Re: missing space in my hard drive
 

In that case I would think it should not be making grinding noises or losing space. I suggest you have the drive replaced under warranty.

Re: missing space in my hard drive
 

do i have to ask a manufacturer of my hard drive or manufacturer of my computer?

Re: missing space in my hard drive
 

sounds like you don't have sp1 or sp2 so cant take advantage of 48 bit addressing? could you ever use more than 128GB?
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ah, sounds like it did. ignore that!

Re: missing space in my hard drive
 

yes, i have used more than 120gb. i had a noise after i used more than 120gb.

and i don't have sp1 or sp2

Re: missing space in my hard drive
 

This is a laptop isn't it? I think you should contact Acer, or the shop where you bought the laptop.

Re: missing space in my hard drive
 

no, its not, it is a desktop. ok, i'll try to contact acer. thanks
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i think replacing the hard drive is the good think to solve it. isn't it?

Re: missing space in my hard drive
 

If it's the drive it came with then it's the PC manufacturer, if the drive was purchased seperately and then installed it would be a return to the drive manufacturer.

Re: missing space in my hard drive
 

drive came with the computer. acer have a contact number start with 0870, it cost too much is it?

Re: missing space in my hard drive
 

Looks like a 50p a min job, might want to try the email address first to see if they answer quickly.
http://support.acer-euro.com/request/uk/index.html