Trouble with Vista and finding all the available drive space

[tonyinomaha]

Forgive me if I am re-asking a question that has already been asked but I am stuck. I just bought a new hard drive (320Gigs) that I plan on using for my new system build. The problem that I’m having is this. When I load Windows Vista Home Premium on the dive it only recognizes around 290 Gigs. I have already reformatted the drive from the manufacture so that's not the problem. I do expect some over head but 30 Gigs is too much. So does Vista have a problem with larger drives, or do I need to check the jumper settings on the drive. I would hate to have to waste that much extra drive space. So any advice would help. Thanks.

 

[SomeJoe7777]

There is no drive space wasted and you did not lose anything.

The difference is only because Windows reports "GB" based on a multiplier of 1024, while the hard drive box reports "GB" based on a multiplier of 1000.

To prove it to yourself, right-click on the C: drive and go to properties. Look at the size in bytes. It will be very close to 320,000,000,000.

 

[tonyinomaha]

Thanks for the info. You were right! She's now up and running great. Thanks for your help!