T thechosen117 Guest Dec 6, 2009 #1 says on the box? For 8gb = its 7.88gb for 512mb its 490mb and floppies its 1.32mb instead of 1.44 what gives and how can I redeem that space back?
says on the box? For 8gb = its 7.88gb for 512mb its 490mb and floppies its 1.32mb instead of 1.44 what gives and how can I redeem that space back?
S Shawn E New member Dec 6, 2009 #2 it uses the space for actually working. like running, drivers for it, w/e i tneedsfor it to work
M Misc Tech Advice New member Dec 6, 2009 #3 Same arguement of why you don't get full hard drive space on the box. They use the standard prefix for giga, which means 1000. A true gigabyte is 1024 megabytes. This leads a true gigabyte to be inherently larger than a decimal based gigabyte, of which you lose usable space.
Same arguement of why you don't get full hard drive space on the box. They use the standard prefix for giga, which means 1000. A true gigabyte is 1024 megabytes. This leads a true gigabyte to be inherently larger than a decimal based gigabyte, of which you lose usable space.
