Am I lucky or my system have problems?

[The_Hermit1971]

I bought a Western Digital 80 GB Hard Disk but my Motherboard Bios and Windows 98 SE recognizes it as a 100 GB Hard Disk. Did I really got a 100 GB Hard Disk or my Motherboard + Windows are crazy?

[racer-x]

Run a full sytem scandisk and then see what you have. It could be possible that they put the wrong drive in the box. Did you look at the size listing on the drive itself? Hey, we all could use a break every now and then.

[The_Hermit1971]

I finally pulled the disk out of the case and looked at the label and it says 100 GB, so they packed the wrong disk. I didn´t cared to look at the label prior to installation. Please forgive me.

[ChrisX]

I finally pulled the disk out of the case and looked at the label and it says 100 GB, so they packed the wrong disk. I didn´t cared to look at the label prior to installation. Please forgive me.

Hey, you are very lucky to get extra for your money. Don't send it back because you will need it.

This is the 100 GB HD I want to order some day or a new computer of this size for all the video, music files and a backup disk.

These days we are expected to pay extra for everything, so you're lucky.

[gmatov]

Chris,
You should start looking for a BIG drive. 100 ain't gonna hack it. I hav 2 120s, a 100, an 80, a 60, a 45, and 2 40s, and I'm runnin' outa room. 'Course, I don't like to delete. 180s are becoming reasonable.

[The_Hermit1971]

gmatov, computers ussually have just two ide ports, where do you install all those Drives?

[Craig Tucker]

Most new motherboards have 2 IDE connectors and 2 raid connectors, that is enough for 8 eide devices. I myself have 3 120GB drives and a 40GB and 30 GB drive. And if 8 is not enough you can always get yourself a PCI eide card this will give you room for another 4 eide devices.

[gmatov]

Hermit and Craig Tucker,
Craig's right, but in my own case, they're spread amongst 3 machines.
The point was Video takes tons of space, buy bigger than the 100 gig, if the price is right.
My main mach has a 120, 100, 60 and a 45, plus DVD-ROM and CD burner, with a Promise ATA card. The dedicated Video mach is just a 120 and an 80, right now. It's full, mostly because DVD2SVCD makes so many kinds of files, and I delete only the aux files, still have the mpeg_muxed or whatever, and the bin-cues. Tell you the truth, I don't know which of those makes the best burn, and till I find out, will keep both. Files don't eat, ya'know, and don't take much care, so what the hell, go buy a bigger drive.

[ChrisX]

Chris,
You should start looking for a BIG drive. 100 ain't gonna hack it. I hav 2 120s, a 100, an 80, a 60, a 45, and 2 40s, and I'm runnin' outa room. 'Course, I don't like to delete. 180s are becoming reasonable.

Yes, I agree and I am running out of room too. A very BIG DRIVE is needed.

The other day I just seen a 120 GB computer and I am looking for a minimum of 100 GB and the bigger the better for all sorts of videos, music and file backups.

The Win98 computer will be replaced and this will an ideal time or just a new HD disk for the existing computer.

Finally, when will a terribyte computer be available? I am just about a quarter of this amount spread out in four computers.

[gmatov]

To all,

BTW, to use the BIG drives, you may have to update your boot disk, Command.exe, or whatever.
The old one would only recognize 64 gig, and would deduct that from, say, your 80, and offer to fdisk and format 16 gigs. That's for 98, ME and XP may already have it. MS site has the update..
I find time, I may post a link, if it would help.

[Ducatti20]

On a "unlucky" story.. Recieved a Pioneer A-05 DVD burner for birthday last week, opened the box and pulled out a panasonic CD burner, with DVD reader.. Waiting on the reciept..