but my raptor got sound when reading data, izit got problem one day

hai everyone,I dont know much about harddisk so I want to learn la .if this in the wrong board im so sorry.

can I ask basic question about hard disk here like
"why my hard disk state 66.5g.b for :/c and 8.gb for :/d but at the box said its 80g.b???" and "is a new pc hard disk suppose to be 66.5g.b for the first time use??"

can anyone tell me a bout this basic thing or some where i can find info on that

thank you very much in advance

Depends, if the sound is getting louder and louder, you better backup all your valuable data. It's going to spoil soon.

Hmm... From what I know, it's because the computer reads the 80G differently than human do.
80G(computer) = 80 x 1024 x 1024 x 1024 = 85,899,345,920
80G(human) = 80 x 1000 x 1000 x 1000 = 80,000,000,000

This is due to computer is base 2(binary base) which 0=Off , 1=On. So the nearest to 1k is 2^10 = 1024.

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Added on September 19, 2007, 7:04 amAnyway, total for your HDD is 74.5G(what I added from figure you given)

This post has been edited by jiaxun: Sep 19 2007, 07:16 AM

thanks jiaxun,even tho I only understand a few part of it but that sure answer one of my question

so,what about when the first time pc been using?? is the hard disk should have exactly 66.5gb free space ???

I think it should be completely free unless you pre-installed with operating system

hmm, i'm not sure though, unless he doesn't know there is another "hidden" partition...

darn......my 250gb just went down......need to reformat..all my precious data X(

what if the hdd wont start when i turn the pc on


i have 3 runnign hdd and 1 of my sata wont run

help me

lots of data in there

that i need

My old harddisk died by click of death xD overclock

yeah u right, coz ur hdd prob

i m very lucy till now even my 2.1gb quntom harddisk still alive

after loading ..when inside window my pc very slow need to wait few min then ok... if not u click there n here very slow respond..
is this hard disk problem? got anyway to solve this problem?

dont use cheap brand hdd casing. had a very bad experience.

My western digital hard drive just died. Cannot boot and detect. But still under warranty as its 2 year +. Anyone has tried to get a drive replaced from western digital before? Do I need to bring the disk to their office in PJ.

if u lazy to deliver the hdd, u can try ask the IT shop to do it for u (for a fee of course)

Yea the fee is rm50 for the IT shop to do it. Just want to know whether its a difficult procedure to get it replaced. Do they impose a latest date to deliver it after filling up the form on their rma website ?

thx for sharing

Will heavy torrenting kill my HDD faster?

O_O

HDD can over heated ke? omg.

the Thunder programe, kill my HDD twice, this years

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Added on November 21, 2007, 6:47 pmthe Thunder programe, kill my HDD twice, this years

This post has been edited by wctan83: Nov 21 2007, 06:47 PM

Is any LYN trader selling Sarotech casings right now?

I can't get them where I live.