Partition size

[MATTSON1121]

When I built my nas I think I might have screwed up. On power up the computer saw the drive so i didnt think i needed to do anything else. Ive only done this a few times so i probably missed something. Recently I tried changing my DNC Library folder over directly to the nas from the other computer but when i try to back up it says drive space is extremely low. I ran windows98 startup to look at the partition and it says it is only about 20,000 mega bytes which is only 20 gigs correct. but when i look at the drive in my computer it says it has 435 gigs available

xp pro sp2
seagate 300 500 gig drive/ata
NTFS

[Charlie]

Dos and Win98 will not see anything over 20 or 40 gigs if I remember right?

[MATTSON1121]

ok so theres got to be a better way of viewing it. i would like to partition the drive so the os is separate but have never done it before. know of a good link or site to explain would like to learn but need to do it right so i dont loose all and have to start over

[Charlie]

XP?

[MATTSON1121]

yes sp2

[Charlie]

Here you go but if the disk has been partitioned filly then you need to use a different tool like partition magic or something.

How to use Disk Management to configure basic disks in Windows XP (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309000)

[MATTSON1121]

thanks charlie i have been ther and there is no unallocated space shown so it looks like i need to get partion magic which i was lookin at when you responded

[ReadMeToo]

I am going to ask the big question WHY partiton if your drives are NTSF
, to me a patition is ad a anothe HDD there cheap

[Charlie]

I would look into another HDD instead the price of partition magic and the price of a hdd are about the same but another hdd gives you more space too.

[MATTSON1121]

this is my nas that i just built and i would like to keep my os separate all together from my backups or am i just being to picky its a 500 gig drive

[MATTSON1121]

i ahve 5 total all 500's am i just wasting my time and yours?

[Charlie]

Never wasting our time what's on the other 4 hdd's?

[MATTSON1121]

future space for my collection that seems to be all over the house on different shelves

[Charlie]

Well I think you have enough for now 4 other 500 gig hdd's equals 2 terabytes which equals 2000 gigs.

This is just my opinion though.

[MATTSON1121]

so really i should just leave the os on the same drive with no partition

[Charlie]

My opinion yes you are fine for a while.

[MATTSON1121]

thanks charlie close it

[Charlie]

Yep by the time you fill those up terabyte drive will be under 200 usd then you can just upgrade to those and replace the 500 gigs with 5000 gigs.

Closed as requested.