HDD Wrong size

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Name: Teddyro
Date: February 20, 2006 at 03:06:25 Pacific
Subject: HDD Wrong size
OS: XP Sp2
CPU/Ram: Sempron 2600+,512 rm

Comment:

I have a WesternDigital WD800JB and I seem to have a problem with it's disk controler,it only recognises 75 GB in bios,69876Mb in windows Sp2 setup,69,9Gb in ActiveKilldisk and 80Gb in linux setup.I have tried it on other systems and still shows the same size.Can you suggest anything?

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Response Number 1

Name: mcamax
Date: February 20, 2006 at 04:07:06 Pacific

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The difference is related to how various manufacturers count 1K = 1000 bytes or 1024 bytes. The actual usable space is exactly the same.

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Response Number 2

Name: Teddyro
Date: February 20, 2006 at 04:17:07 Pacific

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I have an identical HDD but bios detects him at 80Gb and windows at 77***Mb so it's not a bios or XP problem.If I use Xp To create partition on it it leaves a buffer of 7Mb Wich is not wright.After partitioning it with xp,the linux setup detects an aditional 4,7 Gb free space,how can i acces that space with XP

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Response Number 3

Name: jam
Date: February 20, 2006 at 05:47:11 Pacific

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http://www.computing.net/hardware/wwwboard/forum/41025.html

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