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RE: [SLE] Hard drive size question
  • From: "Steve Kratz" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:54:21 -0500
  • Message-id: <BJENJJKHFBGKGFHCDHMBIEMDCHAA.steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
The difference is due to the wonderful world of hard drive manufacturer's
marketing departments.

If you take the total size / 1000 you end up with a "larger" drive than if
you /1024 (imo- the correct way).

Both are probably right, just different perspectives...



-----Original Message-----
From: Thom Nuzum [mailto:linux@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 11:23 AM
To: suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx
Subject: [SLE] Hard drive size question


My hard drive is a Seagate 160G. SUSE reads it (both 9 and 9.1) as 149GB
plus 1 Gb for swap on partion stage of install.
Kquick disk tells me its 145.2 GB.
Just wondering why the difference and where is the 5-10G.
Is this anything to worry about?
Thanks

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