16 GBs on an 8.7 GBs HDD???

Post by **Larry Laffer** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 4:28 am

I recently downgraded my PC(Blasted... I don't know what but I just found my HDDs fried)

I replaced my HDDs(2 X 10.2 GBs) with spares I had (1 X 8.7 + 1 X 10.2) but the funny thing was that when I installed Win XP on the small HDD I looked at the current partitions

* c: 8.2 GBs 20% free
* d: 8.2 GBs 30% free
* e: 8 MBs 0% free

Talk about malfunctioning HDDs

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 9:44 pm

10.2 / 30% = #
- # from 10.2 to get 8.2

do same with other hard drive xD altho i seriously think im wrong here. (my maths is hopefully right tho)

Post by **Larry Laffer** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:24 pm

I honestly didn't understand anything from that math you did over there...

But I think I know the reason: The small one had an NTFS format, and I have the feeling that before I got it, it was formated with FDISK.exe(check a win98 startup disk) with primary DOS partition....

It's still odd, considering the free space amounts.

Anyways, after I deleted both the 8.2 partitions, it showed up straight as only one 8.2 NTFT partition

Roger · Post by **Roger** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:33 am

Looks like Windows was seeing the same partition twice. Never herd of something like that, though.

Ciudată fază, Larry.

Post by **Larry Laffer** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:52 pm

Location: Europe by the Danube

Holy <strike>Jesus, mother of Mary</strike> Crap!!!

But anyways: Yeah I think that was the problem too... but I don't understand why

Roger · Post by **Roger** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:23 am

Very Off-Topic

That's right, I am your countryman, Larry.

Should have put in "Europe by the Dâmboviţa", but who the hell heard of that puny river? Danube is more popular.

"Tră-ia-scă Dosu, cu care ne-am născut!
Chiar aici în ţara ta..."

Post by **Larry Laffer** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:17 pm

Roger wrote: That's right, I am your countryman, Larry.
Should have put in "Europe by the Dâmboviţa", but who the hell heard of that puny river? Danube is more popular.

"Tră-ia-scă Dosu, cu care ne-am născut!
Chiar aici în ţara ta..."

So VERY right!

AdamN · Post by **AdamN** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:57 am

Larry my good ol' buddy ol' pal you know I will understand, and remember me by terrible german

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** waits until Larry is not looking and points**
besaß! du daher bist!

Post by **Larry Laffer** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:13 pm

Possesed?!? By who?

IN YOUR FACE!