Possible partition issue during a re-install of Windows on a SSD

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redness1124

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I had a new main board and CPU installed today which meant I needed to re-install windows. When I was prompted to chose the windows destination, I had two options one 100mb partition that was system reserved and the rest of the HD.

Neither of them worked because I got an error, something to do with MRB, I eventually found out I needed to delete the drive. I deleted my HD, but left the system reserved out of some concern, I selected the HD as the destination and the installation proceeded.

My concern is now that I have 206 gb of 232gb remaining on my HD. I have a 250Gb SSD and have only installed drivers. Does that seem normal? Did I block out a portion of my HD by not deleting both options in the windows install? And if so, how can I correct that?
 
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There are other things to consider as well, other than what you're seeing as being used. Every drive has some space reserved to create a partition table, so windows knows how to actually operate the drive. So if it's a 256GB Drive on the documentation, you might only see 250GB of it, maybe less. Having what space you have available after the windows installation seems very normal
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mbarnes86

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Hi

With vista & 7 a very small partition is created for boot files
100 meg is insignificant compared to 250 GB

Note due to computer scientist & windows using multiples of 1024 and every one else using multiples of 1000. 250 GB given by disk manufacturers is about 235 GB as shown by windows (7% difference)

If you installed windows 7 then service pack 1 there may be a windows.old folder wasting space

If you leave the PC on the network & internet after a day or so all the updates since service pack 1 came out will be downloaded using up more space

How much ram ?
as there will be a hibernation file and swap file taking up space
With 8gb ram 16gb ram used for these two files

Window 7 install can re create the 100 meg system reserved partition if you delete it, but it will not make much difference provided you do not change from 32 bit to 64 bit version

Regards
Mike Barnes.

 
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redness1124

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I have 8gb ram. So it seems like my computer reporting my HD space as 232gb is normal but is a Windows install really about 26gb? It just seems like I should have more available on my HD with a basically new computer...maybe Im wrong.

 
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There are other things to consider as well, other than what you're seeing as being used. Every drive has some space reserved to create a partition table, so windows knows how to actually operate the drive. So if it's a 256GB Drive on the documentation, you might only see 250GB of it, maybe less. Having what space you have available after the windows installation seems very normal
 
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