40GB Partition showing only 38GB?
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A 500gb sata here sees 465gb after partition and other informatio is added invisible from view to the drive. Plus the even gb number doesn't show the actual count in sector and cylinder head. The 20, 40, 60, 80, etc. figures are rounded off for marketing purposes. The OS you install also has to use space up there.
PC's point is that you never get the actual size the manufacturer slapped on the box and then sold to you. Partitioning, drive age, randomness...lots of things contribute to you getting ripped off.
My supposed 200GB WD Caviar, for example, only reads as a 186GB drive with no partition. That's a loss of 14GB, or 8% of capacity.
8% of $160--the original purchase price of the Caviar--is $12.80, which is to date the amount that Western Digital has failed to credit me towards my new Raptor X.
My supposed 200GB WD Caviar, for example, only reads as a 186GB drive with no partition. That's a loss of 14GB, or 8% of capacity.
8% of $160--the original purchase price of the Caviar--is $12.80, which is to date the amount that Western Digital has failed to credit me towards my new Raptor X.
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Let's go to 101 on partitions. A partition is a section of a hard drive disk. When you format a hard drive, you can usually choose the number of partitions you want. The computer will recognize each partition as a separate disk, and each will show up under "My Computer" in Windows XP.
So why would you want to create multiple partitions? Well, the main reason is to have multiple operating systems on your computer.
I am currently utilizing two operating systems on my system. I am using Linux Ubuntu 7.10 and Windows XP.
So why would you want to create multiple partitions? Well, the main reason is to have multiple operating systems on your computer.
I am currently utilizing two operating systems on my system. I am using Linux Ubuntu 7.10 and Windows XP.
Each partition created is seen as a logical drive. There are also various types of partitions for various OSs as well as primary and extended. You can only create a max of four primary type partitions on which any Windows can be installed onto. Linux can just as well use an extended type partition for the root(OS files) partition.
Partitioning tools are used for creating various partitions depending on the size you intend for it. If you split that 40gb drive into two logical drives you could easily see one being 18gb and the second roughly 20gb. A goog example of how a drive is split up into multiple partitions using the Disk Management tool in XP is seen at http://www.theeldergeek.com/disk_management.htm
Partitioning tools are used for creating various partitions depending on the size you intend for it. If you split that 40gb drive into two logical drives you could easily see one being 18gb and the second roughly 20gb. A goog example of how a drive is split up into multiple partitions using the Disk Management tool in XP is seen at http://www.theeldergeek.com/disk_management.htm