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    How many Gigs do i really have?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by MasturB, Sep 6, 2006.

  1. MasturB

    MasturB Notebook Geek

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    I ordered a laptop with 100 gigs. It says I have 78.2 total on the C:, plus 13.8 on the D:

    So that's about 93 gigs?
     
    MasturB, Sep 6, 2006
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  2. Tim

    Tim Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yep that should be about right. Windows takes up some space. I can't remember how much but those numbers look right to me.
    Tim
     
    Tim, Sep 6, 2006
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    deedeeman Notebook Deity

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    yep....my HD is 60GB....but i can use only around 52GB
     
    deedeeman, Sep 6, 2006
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yes, that about the correct storage space available for a 100GB hard drive. The hard drive manufacturer considers 1GB as 1000MB instead of the actual 1024MB. So there will always be a discrepency in what the manufacturers state and what Windows actually can use.
     
    miner, Sep 6, 2006
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    szzz Notebook Enthusiast

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    It's not caused by Windows.
    In IT:
    1024 bits = 1 byte
    1024 bytes = 1 kilo byte
    1024 KB = 1 mega byte
    1024 MB = 1 giga byte

    HDD manufacturers use conversion:
    1000 bit = 1 byte
    1000 bytes = 1 kilo byte
    1000 KB = 1 mega byte
    1000 MB = 1 giga byte

    1GB sign on your disc = about 931MB in Windows, that's why your HDD sign isn't equal with capacity showed in your OS.
     
    szzz, Sep 6, 2006
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