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11-15-2003, 08:30 AM
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Lost memory ?
Hi Folks
I have just added a 2nd hard drive to my PC. It is a Maxtor 120gig. I formatted it and partitioned it with Maxblast 3 into 6 20gig sections. My question is did I do the right thing and also when I look at the disk via XP Home it reports that each partition is 18.7gig. I have an AMD 2600 500Meg ram: confused: |
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11-15-2003, 09:07 AM
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The 120GB drive is, in actuality,112.2GB. It's the way GB are figured. I think it is 1024MB to equal a GB.
I'm sure someone will post and explain the math. |
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11-15-2003, 02:03 PM
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you didn't loos anything, it just the differant way it is fiqured.
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11-15-2003, 03:06 PM
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Any particular reason you want 6 partitions? What you did is perfectly fine, but doesn't keep to the KISS principle.
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11-15-2003, 03:24 PM
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I picked 6 partition for better management but I am open to advise on how best to manage this disk
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11-15-2003, 04:20 PM
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what is the KISS principle GLC? i don't visit this forum too much and I have never heard of it before.
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11-15-2003, 05:17 PM
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Its rather mathimatical, but it has to do with a discrepancy in the microsoft definition of gigabyte and the hard drive manufacturers definition
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11-15-2003, 05:35 PM
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Keep It Simple, Stupid!
 Management is totally up to you, however it's most comfortable. |
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11-15-2003, 07:03 PM
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Oh, how stupid of me not to know the KISS principle!!
 Now knowing what KISS means I can totally agree with GLC, on keeping things simple to you, the user. Whatever makes you happy!
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11-15-2003, 07:55 PM
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just to play with words
the hard drive is not refferd to as memory. its storage space |
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