Hard Disc Size not really recognized

Dear all, first time I am in this forum here!
I looked for a while in different posts, which I did in similar forums before, but I was not able to find the answer I'd liek to get.
Some time ago I upgraded my X60s hard drive from 60 to a Samsung 250 GB hard drive by using Acronis software and cloning. The bios was recognizing the new harddrive and I thought everything is fine. By the way I am using XP, all the available updates from Lenovo are installed (to my limited knowledge, I have to say)
But now I realize, that the hard drive is already nearly fully occupied, which I cannot understand, because on C:\ I only find ca. 120 GB of files.
So what is wrong? I just downloaded the PC Doctor software available at Lenovo, but the tests stops with a failure during the "SMART short self test" (in German: "SMART kurzer Selbsttest").
Is it possible to fix that? I do not have XP on discs and would like to avoid a whole new set up of the system. Is there a proper tool I could use to determine, what is wrong?
I would really appreciate any hint!! Because in generell I love the x60s. It is a fantastic little notebook!
Thanks for reading this and sorry for taking your valuable time.
Best regards,
Hans from Frankfurt, Germany
X60s, 2.5 GB RAM, WD500 GB

Like Hans, I also purchased a Western Digital 500 GB hard drive, aka Scorpio Blue. My first attempt to use it involved creating bootable DVDs with the Thinkvantage sofware and running the Rescue and Recovery program wih the new drive installed, but thad did not work.
Than I saw Hans' post re using Acronis to clone his new WD drive from his old drive and then swap them, so I tried this method too and it worked. For non-techies like me, here are the specific steps I followed to clone my original drive that has Windows XP Pro installed.If I've made a mistake below, please correct me. For this procedure you will need a USB drive connection kit and a small phillips screwdriver.
1) Use a USB connection kit to connect the new hard drive to a USB port. The USB connection kit I used was a little flaky, so I had to disconnect and reconnect the cables once or twice before the drive was recognized.
2) If you do not see the new hard disk in the list of hard disks in "My Computer," you may need to format it. To format, right-click "My Computer" and choose "Manage." In the dialog that appears, under "Storage" click "Disk Management." If I recall correctly, you right-click on the new drive's name and choose "Format."
3) If you don't have it already, download a copy of Acronis True Image Home. There is a free 15-day trial downloadable at:
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/download/trueimage/
Of course, after downloading Acronis, you need to install it. The name of the file I downloaded was TrueImage2009_d_en, which was in the Downloads folderin My Documents.
4) Once True Image Home is installed, start up the program by choosing Start/All Programs/Acronis/TrueImage Home. In the start up window, click Try Now.
5) In the blue panel in the lower left corner of the screen, click "Utilities." You will then see two options: "Clone Disk" and "Add New Disk." Choose "Clone Disk."
6) Follow the prompts from there, taking care to correctly designate the source disk, which is your old hard disk (c drive). The destination disk is your new hard drive. I used the recommended "Automatic" option and let Acronis partition the new 500 GB drive proportionally to my old120 GB drive. The software warns you that cloning will erase whatever is on the destination drive. You have to agree to this to continue.
7) Early in the cloning process, a dialog tells you to reboot. Click the Reboot button. After that, you can let the cloning go unattended for a while. I think mine took about 30 to 45 minutes.
8) When the screen tells you that cloning was successful, turn off your computer, disconnect the USB connection kit attached to your new drive. Then remove the old internal drive, using the procedure described at the web address below (there's a movie if you want to see it done). You should unplug the laptop and remove the battery first. Put the disk cover and phillips screw that attaches it someplace safe.
Hard disk removal instructions: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-62795.html
9) Once my old drive was out of the Thinkpad, I pulled off the rubber things on the side and removed the metal cradle by unscrewing the four small phillips screws on the non-labeled side. I then attached the metal cradle to the new Scorpio drive and put the rubber pieces on the sides and inserted the drive into my laptop.At some point you will want to reattach the hard disk cover to the Thinkpad with the little phillips screw but you may want to test the drive first (step 10).
10) Reinsert the battery and turn the computer back on to test the drive. Mine booted just fine on first try, and all my files were there.. I have an Ultrabay and a driver for a software key for some court reporting software I use and those worked too. Once you've verified the new drive works, turn off the computer and reattach the hard disk cover to the laptop if you haven't done so already.
Hope this is helpful.

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