You cannot use a drive over 120G in a C-series like the C840 - the BIOS has a hard limit of 120G on this model.

 

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@VC815nj wrote:

Hi,

I just installed a 160 GB Wester Digital Hard Drive in my C840. It formatted just fine and I was able to load xp without any problem. When I go tpo the BIOS screen I notice that the hard drive is listed as 137.4 GB. The C: drive property value indicated that the drive has 160,039,239,680 bytes of free space. Why is the BIOS showing this as a smalled drive than 160GB? Everything seems to be working fine. Do I need a driver for this drive?

Thanks

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I'm not picking on just you I see lots of people trying to install bigger hard drive into their computers not only with dell hp gateway acre etc You well have to go to the company website to know what size hard drive that your computer can take. In the c840 can and it is max out to a 120GB hard drive.

You well need to return that drive as it was when it is new you are going to have to reformat that drive and then return it back to the store and pick up a new 120GB hard drive a 120gb is big enough for anyone. Make sure you update your cmos/bios or at least check for a update and if there is an update for your c840 then download it and install it but don't turn off your computer cause if you do you well have a door stopper. It well only take a few minutes to install but don't do it during a bad weather like lighting etc and once again DO NOT turn off the power to your computer while installing the bios update.

 

I see.. i have done the same thing here i just put a 160GB drive in and the same size is showing up on the bios setup... is there a upgrade or way to change the bios to allow the bigger drive??i put so much and time into installing the software and updates on this is there anything wrong with leaving the 160GB drive in and letting it not use all of its space?? i got a good price on the drive and i havnt seen any 120GB near the price i paid.. thank you..Bill

Hi

 

I don't know much but can't you partition the 160GB drive into 2 partitions?

Both would have to be smaller the the 137GB limit...I have a 160GB in a Dell

C600 Laptop partitioned into 2...80 GB partitions and it works fine.

 

Just my 2 cents worth

Donnie

about partitioning the large drive into 2 drives.. that seems like it would need to be done in another computer that recognized the orig drive size.. correct?? then reinstall it in the dell c840??