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    Hdd Issue

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by curr3n, Jun 6, 2009.

  1. curr3n

    curr3n Notebook Enthusiast

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    just unboxed my 7805fx and when i see the hdd properties it shows the 320 gb drive as a 280 drive. any idea what up with that, i seem to have lost a 40 gigs
     
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    Anotsus Newbie

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    mine shows only 280gb too, could be a partition that contains recovery stuff. I just got it recently but that is common among notebook I've used in the past.
     
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    320GB HDD = 296.1GB

    Sans a 15ish GB recovery partition you end up with your 280GB "fresh" drive
     
    Kamin_Majere, Jun 6, 2009
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    curr3n Notebook Enthusiast

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    can the recovery partiotion be used in any way?
     
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    you can use Gparted to take a peek at how the partitions are set up, and reconfigure it. As always, back up w/e important stuff off the hd first.
     
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    t3rR0r Notebook Evangelist

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    I just backup the important drivers/documents/software needed.... formatted and deleted the extra partition... and hello more space
     
    t3rR0r, Jun 6, 2009
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