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Thread ID: 17902	2002-04-13 23:06:00	HD & RAM space lost!	Guest (0)	Press F1

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43695	2002-04-13 23:06:00	Dear Ones This is after doing a SEARCH in the PresF1 site for an answer. I recently got a PC built up by a local technician. It has Seagate 40 GB HD & 256 MB RAM (2x 128; don't know which brand). But when I checked the C Drive Properties, the info I got are as under: Used space:2,317,647,872 bytes 2.15 GB Free space:37,690,081,280 bytes 35.1 GB Capacity:40,007,729,152 bytes 37.2GB When I checked the System properties: 240 MB RAM Capacity:40,007,729 I cam confused with the mathematics above. When I talked to the tech. he said there is space the HD's reading device occupy, which won't be available for use. Still can't understand the mechanics because my old PC with 2.14 GB HD displays the whole value. This is also true with its 128 MB RAM. Can anyone give me some 'sense' on this, please. It is funny that the space I 'lost' in the new HD is more than that I have in my old PC! Cheers Mukesh	Guest (0)
43696	2002-04-13 23:42:00	i'm surprised you couldn't find the answer. ram- sounds like you have onboard graphics sharing the ram. part of the ram is alocated to the graphics which is why it looks like you have less. hardrives normally read size a little different. this is due to how it is 'named'. normally covention is 1meg=1000k but with hardrives its 1meg=1024k. with small drives the difference is not noticeable but with big hardrives you will notice it a lot more. eg my 60 gig is only 56.12gig.	Guest (0)
43697	2002-04-16 09:27:00	Tweak'e thanks for giving the information. Chers mukesh	Guest (0)
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