Barracuda 7200.10 250GB with only 137GB

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The model according to XP disk properties is Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS and it was deffo the 250GB I purchased. Before people suggesting talk to the shop, am I missing something obvious? It's a brand new Conroe build on a MSI 975X Power Up motherboard and there's no fancy raid or anything, just the single disk on it's own ribbon. Other than the capacity issue, it's a cracking HD like the rest of the system.

Thanks for any advice...
 
Is it recognised as 137gb in bios or Windows? If it is Windows then I think it is Service Pack 2 that you need to install, if bios then check there isn't a clip on the back to limit the drive(normally at 128gb though I think).
 
Service pack 1 and higher is needed to add 48 bit LBA support to XP for it to see over 137Gb. If you want to get full capacity from start you need a disc with sp1 or 2 slipstreamed already, if you want to make another partition with the remaining space once the service pack is installed then use disk management.
 
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Upon inspection it's 127GB. I got the 137 from the Seagate website as it's a BIOS thing but that it set to auto. I'll pull the disk out and check for jumpers and the like.
 
I'm currently doing Windows Update and loading up SP2 to see if that helps. Curse these new builds and clean Windows installs.
 
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