250GB ide hd not being read correctly

[KFCrispy]

i'm trying to install a 250 gb ide hd i just got today on a computer that's already using a 160 gb. i didn't set it up myself originally, but it reads the 160 perfectly fine. the new drive is being detected as 137 only. can you guys help me out?

 

[kayaksurfer]

Strange.

Is there any chance that the 160gb came with a PCI card to support it, and you accidentally connected to your motherboard's IDE connectors out of habit?

 

[KFCrispy]

no there's no pci. the installation guide says to plug it in the ATA stuff, and use the CD program it provided. it's a western digital..

 

[KFCrispy]

omg, we looked at the label and realized they put a 120 GB hard drive in the 250 box i bought.... wth.. no wonder the device name was suspicious

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: KFCrispy
omg, we looked at the label and realized they put a 120 GB hard drive in the 250 box i bought.... wth.. no wonder the device name was suspicious

Yeah, good luck returning that....

 

[smeager]

Even if it was a 250gb HD Windows would of only recognized the First 160gb. You would of have to used Partition Magic or Big Drive (Maxtor) to get the rest of the space back.

 

[KFCrispy]

circuit city was nice and i got it exchanged easily it's all good now.