CNET Forums: Message List - system not showing true HD size http://forums.cnet.com/ The latest posts in system not showing true HD size. CNET Forums: Message List - system not showing true HD size http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/cobd/cnet/cnet_88x31.gif http://forums.cnet.com/ 31 88 CNET.com CNET http://www.cnet.com (NT) 1GB = 1,073,741,824 bytes ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7588_102-754504.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7588_102-754504.html 10 Feb 2005 12:11:19 PST re: system not showing true HD size If you look on the packaging of a HDD it will have fine print stating that 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. XP sees 1GB = 1, ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7588_102-752488.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7588_102-752488.html 09 Feb 2005 15:31:07 PST Re: system not showing true HD size When is a GB not a GB? When marketing gets involved in quoting disk specs. 160,000,000,000 bytes = 149 kilo-kilo-kilo ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7588_102-377267.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7588_102-377267.html 12 Aug 2004 04:54:01 PDT Re: system not showing true HD size That's about the right number for the 137GB non-48-bit LBA enabled disk size.<br><br>You neglected the forum tip about O ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7588_102-375755.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7588_102-375755.html 11 Aug 2004 05:27:40 PDT system not showing true HD size I have Win XP Pro, Intel Pent III 800, and installed a 160GB Western Digital HD. I partitioned it into 4 drives, and my ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7588_102-375475.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7588_102-375475.html 10 Aug 2004 22:44:00 PDT