why is my Maxtor 200 GB, 127 GB when formated?

[Subtle]

why is my 200 GB Harddrive only 127? i have an Seagate 80 GB, and that one is 74 GB when formated..

but 73 GB`s less than printed on it :confused:

[Lake]

Look in the Answers FAQ for breaking the 127 GB barrier.

Hard drive Wiki. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk#.22Marketing.22_capacity_versus_true_capacity)

[hulksterjoe]

Quick answer is you need W2K w\ SP3 or better or XP w\ SP1 to see more..

make a slipstreamed copy with sp1 and your problems are solved