WD 160GB

[Guest]

I just install an IDE WD 160GB HDD, by only shows as a 127GB in XP control
panel.
Why????? Help please

 

[RonK]

You need SP2 update in order to have the full 160 gig useable. The other
option was to create 2 partitions.

 

[Guest]

Hi,

I also got the same kind of problem. You format the hard drive using Disk
Management tools. Later it will diplay the remaining 22 GB also.

Thank You

Chand

 

[namniar]

See,
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303013

Once you got it recognising the entire disk it will show up as 149 GB which
is correct.

Read WD's website FAQ for more info (re. 160GB / 149GB).

r.

 

[DJ Borell]

I just install an IDE WD 160GB HDD, by only shows as a 127GB in XP control
panel.

Just so there's no confusion, you'll never see it reported as 160GB due to
disk overhead and the method by which Windows counts 1 MB vs. the method by
which disk manufacturers count 1MB.

The 149 GB stated by namniar is correct.

 

[Alvin Brown]

Hello

Here is some good information to read

Why can I only see 127 to 137 GBytes of my 160 GB drive in Windows XP
http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/faq/137_winxp.html

Alvin

 

[Matej Barac]

Just so there's no confusion, you'll never see it reported as 160GB due to
disk overhead and the method by which Windows counts 1 MB vs. the method by
which disk manufacturers count 1MB.

The 149 GB stated by namniar is correct.

It's quite simple actually and I think everyone should be aware of this.
Therefor this small clarification below for anyone not familiar with
this yet.

HD manufacturers count a kB (kilobyte) as 1000 Bytes. That is - base 10
= 10^3 or decimal definition. As we all know, computers use base 2 or
2^x or the so called binary definition. One bit can only have a positive
value (true/1/anything else than 0) or a negative value (false/0).
That's why a Kilobyte can not hold 1000 values. Therefor 2^10 = 1024.
Just as 2^20 = 1048576 bytes or 1 Megabyte. If you're not confused yet,
watch out for this; It is normal in computers that if you download a 1
MB file, this file _will_be 1 MB = 1024 Kilobytes and 1048576 Bytes. But
telecommunications companies (together with hard drive manufacturers and
some other smart asses) think a decimal definition would be more
appropriate, therefor your 1 mb (megabit) connection is calculated base
10. That means that you don't get the speed you might suspect - 1024
kilobits / 8 bits = 128 Kilobytes - but you get 125 kilobytes (1000 / 8
= 125).

It's not really that confusing as it might seem. You just have to
remember that anything marketed as a bit (be it kilobit, megabit,...),
uses decimal definition (10^x) because telecommunications doesn't have
to do much with the binary system. Anything marketed as a Byte (be it
Megabyte, Gigabyte,...) uses the binary definition (2^x). Except the
hard drive manufacturers, they just think they can outsmart us

Just remember when you buy a hard drive, cut off 7.5% of the marketed
size, because that's all the size you're gonna get.