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Windows Only seeing 130 gigs of my 160 gig HD 2
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and download this utility to break the 137GB limitations.OK
Data Lifeguard Tools V. 11.0
Good Luck
and download this utility to break the 137GB limitations.OK
Data Lifeguard Tools V. 11.0
Good Luck
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Thanks for the tips. I made the change in the registry like the Microsoft doc says to do. Thing is I had already formated the the HD with the NTFS file system when Windows had the drive as a 130.
So I made the change and Windows still says the drive is a 130 when it is really a 160.
So I made the change and Windows still says the drive is a 130 when it is really a 160.
The downloadable Data Lifeguard Tools now comes in both DOS and Windows versions and was written specifically for the installation of Western Digital EIDE hard drives. If your computer system already has a hard drive installed with an operating system of Windows 98SE or greater, you should use the Windows version of Data Lifeguard for best results. The DOS version is required if installing a hard drive in a new system without existing operating system support.
READ THIS, READ THIS, READ THIS. GOOD LUCK
READ THIS, READ THIS, READ THIS. GOOD LUCK
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What service pack level is your Windows 2000 at, sazebac?
Some good info about 48-bit LBA, along with utilities, can be found at
Some good info about 48-bit LBA, along with utilities, can be found at
Techguy,
Actually you don't lose anything. When hard drive manufacturers rate their drive capacity, they assume that there is 1000 bytes in 1KB, 1000KB in one MB, etc. But we know that true kilobytes and megabytes are represented in multiples of 1024.
Therefore, a gigabyte is really 1024^3 = 1,073,741,824 bytes. So a 160GB drive is really only 149GB when you do the math (160,000,000,000 / 1,073,741,824 = 149.011 GB).
I just wanted to clarify that it wasn't the act of formatting that causes you to "think" you're losing space.
~cdogg
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Actually you don't lose anything. When hard drive manufacturers rate their drive capacity, they assume that there is 1000 bytes in 1KB, 1000KB in one MB, etc. But we know that true kilobytes and megabytes are represented in multiples of 1024.
Therefore, a gigabyte is really 1024^3 = 1,073,741,824 bytes. So a 160GB drive is really only 149GB when you do the math (160,000,000,000 / 1,073,741,824 = 149.011 GB).
I just wanted to clarify that it wasn't the act of formatting that causes you to "think" you're losing space.
~cdogg
[tab]"All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind"
[tab][tab]- Aristotle
[navy]For general rules and guidelines to get better answers, click here:[/navy] faq219-2884
temporello
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This is what I found on the net:
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of all purchasers of computers and other electronic devices, such as PDAs, USB drives, and MP3 players, that include hard drive storage components.
The complaint alleges that Defendants have misrepresented to the public the hard drive capacity of their electronic and computer products by choosing to use numerical notation inconsistent with that used in the rest of the computer industry, i.e., the operating systems pre-installed on those very same products that determine true hard drive capacity. This use of an inconsistent numerical notation has resulted in advertised hard drive capacities being inflated by approximately 7% in current generation products, and has caused harm and confusion among consumers of these products. For example, a computer advertised as having an "80 GB" (Gigabyte) hard drive, when booted into the Windows XP operating system, will show a hard drive capacity of approximately 74.4 GB due to the inflated numerical notation used by Defendants in their definition of "gigabyte." This difference of approximately 5.6 GB represents the inability to store thousands of pictures, music files, and documents, which a consumer reasonably expected to have available when purchasing such electronic or computer product.
The complaint seeks to enjoin the further use of this misleading practice and to recover damages on behalf of all those who purchased class members for their damages.
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of all purchasers of computers and other electronic devices, such as PDAs, USB drives, and MP3 players, that include hard drive storage components.
The complaint alleges that Defendants have misrepresented to the public the hard drive capacity of their electronic and computer products by choosing to use numerical notation inconsistent with that used in the rest of the computer industry, i.e., the operating systems pre-installed on those very same products that determine true hard drive capacity. This use of an inconsistent numerical notation has resulted in advertised hard drive capacities being inflated by approximately 7% in current generation products, and has caused harm and confusion among consumers of these products. For example, a computer advertised as having an "80 GB" (Gigabyte) hard drive, when booted into the Windows XP operating system, will show a hard drive capacity of approximately 74.4 GB due to the inflated numerical notation used by Defendants in their definition of "gigabyte." This difference of approximately 5.6 GB represents the inability to store thousands of pictures, music files, and documents, which a consumer reasonably expected to have available when purchasing such electronic or computer product.
The complaint seeks to enjoin the further use of this misleading practice and to recover damages on behalf of all those who purchased class members for their damages.
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