Joel <Joel@NoSpam.com> wrote:
> Joel <Joel@NoSpam.com> wrote:
>
>> "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Joel <Joel@NoSpam.com> wrote
>>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>>>>> Joel <Joel@NoSpam.com> wrote
>>>>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>>
>> <snip>
>>>>> I guess its possible that the flakey motherboard is somehow
>>>>> getting in the road of the interrogation of the drive on its
>>>>> details, particularly the size it claims to be, but I have never
>>>>> seen that happen.
>>>>
>>>>> What does Everest have to say about the drive ?
>>>>> http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4181
>>>
>>>> I am downloading it now, but I don't know if it will find anything
>>>> while the system is running (it has been runing for 24 hrs now),
>>>
>>> Thats a check to see if there is any problem with the hard drive
>>> itself.
>>>
>>> If there isnt, its more evidence that the problem is outside the
>>> drive.
>>
>> I downloaded, installed, and looking at the report right now. I
>> haven't found any option to do any specific test but just run and
>> check the report.
>>
>> - Computer Summary
>>
>> Drive C: 100GB (93GB)
>>
>> - Storage (Local Drives)
>>
>> Drive C: = 57498MB (used 17G, free 40GB)
>>
>> Hahaha even Everest gives me 2 different reports <bg>
>
> <snip>
>
> Some correction here. Everest reports 3 hard drives
>
> - Computer Summary
>
> 1. 100GB
> 2. 250GB
> 3 250GB
>
> - Sorage (Local Devices)
>
> 1. Drive C = 56GB
>
> So, Everest does detect the 100GB drive, but like Win XP it doesn't
> know where the 44GB's gone.

Likely the partition table on that drive has got scrambled,
maybe due to a problem with the drive, but more likely
due to a problem outside the drive. The Everest SMART
report should show whether the drive itself has a problem.