Any drive larger than 520 mgs is an EIDE, (enhanced IDE),
hard drive.   Although you have not mentioned your controller,
I would tend to believe you are using an IDE controller card,
(non-onboard controller) and not an EIDE controller.  IDE does
not support drives larger than 520mgs, (yes...  I know it is
actually a couple of megs more, but I forget the exact size limit).

If this is the case, you have two options:

1) replace the controller card with an EIDE controller

2) Use a drive controller software such as Disk Manager or
    one of the others supplied by the hard drive manufacturers.
    Using these drive manager software packages will add a
    driver to the system that will take up part of your memory...
    that is why is better to upgrade the controller card.

Let us know if I am wrong about your controller.

     Bob




At 05:43 AM 2/23/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi:
>
>I happened on a problem yesterday which is a new one on me.  I was
>working on a friend's computer.  He has a maxtor 1.2 gig HD, but it only
>formats to about 520 meg.  I checked the partision info, and there is
>only one which is using 100% of the drive.
>
>Some additional info:  I checked the writing on the drive and it is in
>fact a 1.2 gig HD.  Also, when I first boot up the computer (cmos?)
>reports that it is a 1.2 gig HD.
>
>I deleted the existing partision, and re-partisioned using 100% of the
>drive.  then reformatted.  Again, it only formatted to aboot 520 meg.
>
>Any information would be welcome.
>
>Thanks
>
>Marc Axelrod
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