Lost disk space

[blackx]

here's the basic problem:

I've just installed a new Hard Disk into my spare computer (80GB). I then installed XP onto this HD.

During installation, I set a partition of 50GB and installed XP to this partition.

The problem is, how do I locate and utilise the remaining 30GB?

I was of the assumption that the 30GB would display as an unformatted drive in XP (my computer) after installation had completed.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Cheers!

 

[horris1st]

Are you booting from your win xp CD? If so when you create a partition, say 50GB, underneath it should say unpartisioned space, set up a partition in the selcted space. I.e. press enter, it should then ask you to select the size, and then what file format you want to format it in.

 

[blackx]

That's what I did. Booted from CD.

It ask to allocate size, which I set to 50GB, and then formatted. Once complete, I selected this drive to install to. I forgot to format the unpartitioned space.

Should I boot from CD again and format the unpartitioned space?

 

[blackx]

It's OK, all resolved. I used the XP disk to create a partition in the unpartitioned space.

I kind of new what I was doing, just looking for re-assurance.

Cheers!

 

[horris1st]

yep ok, problem solved...........