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LaCie external HD showing incorrect size

  • 15-11-2010 11:59am
    #1
    smokedeels
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,883 ✭✭✭


    External HD showing 9.99mb capacity (advertised size was 1tb) I've tried formatting the drive in windows but the drop-down-menu that lists capacity will only allow me select 9.99mb. I went ahead with the format regardless but nothing has changed.

    Any ideas?

    edit: resolved, thanks for your help.


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  • #2
    .danindudlin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79 ✭✭.danindudlin


    Screenshot? :D


  • #3
    smokedeels
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,883 ✭✭✭smokedeels


    Drive properties...

    scrn1.bmp?w=1c9e3c62

    Format...

    scrn2.bmp?w=7a06ef86


  • #4
    PCPhoto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,584 ✭✭✭PCPhoto


    ha !!!

    ALL hard drives are less than the advertised amount .... my 1TB iomega shows 951GB


  • #5
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    smokedeels wrote: »
    Drive properties...

    [IMG]https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Photos/scrn1.bmp?w=1c9e3c62[/ IMG] Format...[/img][IMG]https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Photos/scrn2.bmp?w=7a06ef86[/ IMG][/img]

    They aren't going to work - need to login to view them. Try something like imageshack


  • #6
    .danindudlin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79 ✭✭.danindudlin


    PCPhoto wrote: »
    ha !!!

    ALL hard drives are less than the advertised amount .... my 1TB iomega shows 951GB


    Yes, this I am aware of but 1TB is not 9.99 mb formatted :)


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  • #7
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,285 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    What does DiskManagement say? You could try deleting all the partition(s) and creating a new one, you can also format from there.


  • #8
    smokedeels
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,883 ✭✭✭smokedeels


    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    What does DiskManagement say? You could try deleting all the partition(s) and creating a new one, you can also format from there.

    I deleted the partition from Disk Management and created a new one, the Drive is now formatted with the correct size, thanks man, much appreciated.


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