New 150GB Hard-Drive Has Only Got 130GB

Ambro · 28 Apr 2007 at 00:29

I just bought a new 150gb raptor hard-drive and installed it all and went to my computer in vista and it is saying that it was only 130gb?

Does anyone know if this is a problem with the hard-drive or with vista?

smids · 28 Apr 2007 at 01:16

Neither. It might be useful to read the HDU sticky though...

In essence, Windows sees 1KB as 1024 bytes

HDU manufacturers use 1000 bytes as 1KB and sell their drives as such.

Ambro · 28 Apr 2007 at 01:20

Oh right. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

smids · 28 Apr 2007 at 01:27

One thing though... are you sure it's 130GB? It should be about 139GB...

Ambro · 28 Apr 2007 at 15:42

yea I think you are right, it was about 139GB, I just had a quick look and thought that it doesn't seem right, but obviously it is.

wwwebber · 30 Apr 2007 at 14:34

Ambro said:
I just bought a new 150gb raptor hard-drive and installed it all and went to my computer in vista and it is saying that it was only 130gb?

Does anyone know if this is a problem with the hard-drive or with vista?

Installed one of these last week in my new rig and wow it's LOUD. It replaced a pair of 36gb Raptors in raid 0 which were relatively quiet !!.

How does yours sound ?

Ambro · 30 Apr 2007 at 18:21

Yes it is really loud! I heard that the 74GB were even louder as well so this is meant to be the quiet one.

I bought a smart drive silencer now though so hopefully when it arrives it won't be so loud.

Ambro · 7 May 2007 at 21:59

Just got a smart drive cooler for it, now it is more quiet than my laptop.