XP doesn't reconize entire WD HD size!
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  1. April 14th, 2003, 11:00 PM #1
    Thunderwind
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    XP doesn't reconize entire WD HD size!

    I just made another computer and installed a Western Digital 120GB HD and XP is only reconizing 114GB!

    Strange.

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    Asus P4B533-E MOBO, XP Home (SP 1 installed) WD 120GB HD.

    Any helpd would be great.
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  2. April 15th, 2003, 12:00 AM #2
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    That doesn't sound so bad. Once you factor in the fat (or ntfs) table and that most hd manufacturers "make it easy" by stating 1gb = 1000mb not 1024mb. (1000mb / 120GB = 117.19gb) 3gb for the fat(ntfs) and your sitting pretty.
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  3. April 15th, 2003, 12:02 AM #3
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    Its usually normal for the drive not to detect as the exact capacity specified. Even some 80gb drives will only detect as 74-76gb.
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  4. April 15th, 2003, 01:08 AM #4
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    I have a WD Caviar 120GB (2mb buffer not the Special Edition)
    , winxp recognizes it as a 120GB perfectly.

    Of course it looks like we lose space because of the 1000=1024 problem that HD manufacturers dont want to correct so that we can get what we pay for.
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