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01-29-2008, 05:06 PM
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[SOLVED] Confused about my Hard Drive.....
I recently bought a 160GB SATA....
But when ever I look at My Computer......it shows only 149GB...when I look at Belarc its shows 160...so Im kinda confused which one is credible... Here an image:  From top to bottom (From where I saw the information) Belarc My Computer Device Manager Do you think I have to give back the HDD for a new one? |
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01-29-2008, 07:00 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Florida, USA
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Re: Confused about my Hard Drive.....
The difference is one is measured in decimal and the other binary. Have a look at this site.
http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc....i=&p_topview=1
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01-29-2008, 07:52 PM
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Re: Confused about my Hard Drive.....
No you do not need to replace the drive. It is working correctly. A 160GB drive will only show as 149 GB. That is correct. SInce the manufacture of drives uses decimal bytes and software uses binary.
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