I have a 160 gb harddrive thats only being reckognized as 143. I've tried everything I can. Do I have to download SP2 or sumthin?
I have a 160 gb harddrive thats only being reckognized as 143. I've tried everything I can. Do I have to download SP2 or sumthin?
no it's size is most likely 143gb.
edit: here is my explanation of it (form another post just a few days ago).
Last edited by tesco; 01-18-2005 at 03:37 AM.
my "specs" when I bought the Computer stated 160 so... you think If there was anything I needed to do the manufactorers would have already done since the HDD came with the Computer
edit: wow okay, I never read that far... thats pretty gay though.. oh well 143 is plenty large for me I think
Last edited by crazyfool689; 01-18-2005 at 03:40 AM.
Ya, someone really should start sueing hard drive companies and force them to give what they're advertising.
Just wondering,do you know what a ATA-card is.You may want to get one.Tell then adieu
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I know what an ATA-PCI adaptor card is.Originally Posted by HailAntonLaVey
Can you explain how that would increase the size of his hard drive?
Till then, phew.
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it's the hard drive tax, the government always gets their cut
crazy fool, it might be worth checking your disk management. there's the infamous 137gb barrier.
start > control panel > performance and maintenance > admin tools > computer management
storage > disk management
see if there's any unpartitioned space and try to format it if you can. worked for me when i purchased a 200gb hdd a few months back.
Hes seeing 143 thoughOriginally Posted by Samurai
Its just how these damn hds work. On my 160, im only getting 149. On my 200, im getting 186. Its cause windows doesnt measure them the same as the manufacturer.
EDIT: Hmm... I was messing around with the calculator and I notice that on mine, I get 93% of what they are supposed to be.
Last edited by SingaBoiy; 01-18-2005 at 01:07 PM.
yeah, if you work it out with their gig and our gig it works out that the gig is 93% of ours, so you should always get about 93% of the advertised size
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