Hi John, thanks to the listers, I just got clarity on that SAME issue only a few months ago. My case was that the motherboard before BIOS upgrade saw 2.0gb and after saw 8.0gb. Later motherboards (and BIOSes for that matter) can read higher drive sizes. Solutions: 1) EASY: download a disk drive manager for your brand drive OR 2) MODERATE: buy a drive controller for ULTRA IDE devices OR 3) HARD: buy a new motherboard (not so hard to do...means Mo' Money!) .... these are all assuming that you've downloaded the very latest BIOS flash upgrade for your system I'm sure others may have more suggestions, so hang tight and good luck! --gary r. tennesen [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of John Pring Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 1:29 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [PCBUILD] Hi from a NEWBIE & HELP!! Firstly, Hello, I John P, I've been "playing" with computers for a few years but still learning! My Problem...... I have just installed a 20Gb HDD in an old computer, upgraded to Win 98 BUT only 2Gb has been recognised, I've set the CMOS to the highest settings which shows 8.4Gb! Any suggestions where to go from here! Thanks John P Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://freepctech.com Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://freepctech.com