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    Size of Philips X55 Hard Drive?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by sean2212, Dec 17, 2006.

  1. sean2212

    sean2212 Newbie

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    I bought a Philips X55 today. On the box, it stated that it has a 100GB hard drive, but when I clicked on My Computer>Local Drive C it told me that the total disk size was only 69.8GB. Can anyone explain this anomaly to me? The drive doesn't appear to be partitioned.
     
    sean2212, Dec 17, 2006
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    NetBrakr Notebook Deity

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    Are you sure that your HD isnt partition?

    Go to Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, and finally, click Disk Management on the right side.

    JC
     
    NetBrakr, Dec 17, 2006
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    sean2212 Newbie

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    Thanks for the tip! I did that, and yes, it is partitioned. What I can't figure out though is why there is 18GB of unallocated space. Does anyone know what this space is for?
     
    sean2212, Dec 23, 2006
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    NetBrakr Notebook Deity

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    Maybe backup image of the HD...when you first had it.

    JC
     
    NetBrakr, Dec 23, 2006
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    viruosska Newbie

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    heloo! I just bought Philips X55 just yesterday! and I had only 89MB when I will go back home i will do the same thing ;) thanx for the tips!

    :)
     
    viruosska, Feb 28, 2007
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    sorry it should be 89 GB :)
     
    viruosska, Feb 28, 2007
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