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New hard drive only reading 465gigs??

I just got my new Iomega Minimax HDD and when I got it setup, its only reading 465 gigs! Its supposed to be 500gigs! Im formatting it now to see if that helps, also, it was out in the cold on my porch for a little while and was freezing when i got it plugged in, would this cause it?

ukulele_ninja

Nah, thats correct.
Basicly one megabyte is 1024 kilobytes, kilobyte=1024 bytes, etc, but the hard drive companies measure it as 1000 kilobytes so 500gbx1000mbx1000kb= 500000000/1024/1024=477gb.

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Motoxrdude

well gah, that is so gey

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ukulele_ninja

its called advertising

people will probably be more likely to buy a 500gig hard drive then a 477gb hard drive.
just like studies have shown people will be more likely to buy something if it costs $19.99 instead of $20.00 (hence the reason most prices end in .99)

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zaroba

I've a "500GB" Seagate w/ approx. 465GB of storage capacity. So yeah, that's correct - unfortunately.

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mep916

wow...i am so disappointed in our lying cheating economy.

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ukulele_ninja

All I know is that its got firewire but its taking for freaking ever to format

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ukulele_ninja

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wow...i am so disappointed in our lying cheating economy.

ha ha. So am I.

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mep916

Firewire is faster than USB 2.0 correct?

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ukulele_ninja

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Firewire is faster than USB 2.0 correct?

Depends which version, but it's not the interface speed that determines how long a format will take. Thats why you just use a quick format for a new drive.

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