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When I check C:\ Drive properties, it shows the total capacity as 111 GB when
it is 120 GB, why this difference? Thanks for your help.
it is 120 GB, why this difference? Thanks for your help.
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Gordon
Donaldo said:When I check C:\ Drive properties, it shows the total capacity as 111
GB when it is 120 GB, why this difference? Thanks for your help.
Because vendors tell you there are 1000 kbytes in a GB when there are
actally 1027 , plus you lose a bit on formatting.
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Wesley Vogel
Read this.
Binary vs. Decimal Measurements
http://www.pcguide.com/intro/fun/bindec.htm
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MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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Binary vs. Decimal Measurements
http://www.pcguide.com/intro/fun/bindec.htm
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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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Ken Blake, MVP
Donaldo said:When I check C:\ Drive properties, it shows the total capacity as 111
GB when it is 120 GB, why this difference? Thanks for your help.
Because it's really 111GB, not 120GB.
All hard drive manufacturers define 1GB as 1,000,000,000 bytes, while the
rest of the computer world, including Windows, defines it as 2 to the 30th
power (1,073,741,824) bytes. So a 120 billion byte drive is actually a
little under 112GB.
Some people point out that the official international standard defines the
"G" of GB as one billion, not 1,073,741,824. Correct though they are, using
the binary value of GB is so well established in the computer world that I
consider using the decimal value of a billion to be deceptive marketing.
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Bob I
1027 ?!?! That IS an interesting reason!
Because vendors tell you there are 1000 kbytes in a GB when there are
actally 1027 , plus you lose a bit on formatting.
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Guest
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU! great information.
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Ken Blake, MVP
Donaldo said:THANKS TO ALL OF YOU! great information.
You're welcome. Glad to help.
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HeyBub
Donaldo said:When I check C:\ Drive properties, it shows the total capacity as 111
GB when it is 120 GB, why this difference? Thanks for your help.
It's Irish math. Ignore it.
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Plato
=?Utf-8?B?RG9uYWxkbw==?= said:When I check C:\ Drive properties, it shows the total capacity as 111 GB when
it is 120 GB, why this difference? Thanks for your help.
Normal. You actually bought a 111 gig drive, NOT a 120 gig drive. It's
false advertising.
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