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    MX11 R2 320GB Hard Drive Question

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by jpyaa, Jul 16, 2010.

  1. jpyaa

    jpyaa Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just got my alienware and saw that my hard drive just have 283GB of total size.

    I guess something is missing , does alienware create another partition on it to storage their programs?

    THank you for help.
     
    jpyaa, Jul 16, 2010
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  2. Fuzzyhead

    Fuzzyhead Notebook Geek

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    yep
    plus you miss that drive manufacturers and dell think that 1000 Mb are 1 Gb
    when in reality 1024 Mb are 1 Gb which adds up to the discrepancy
     
    Fuzzyhead, Jul 16, 2010
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    corwinicre Notebook Deity

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    what fuzzyhead said, and yes, there is a 15gb partition with windows + programs stored for if you need to restore the computer--putting the total up to 298gb
     
    corwinicre, Jul 16, 2010
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    1201NFTW Notebook Evangelist

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    my 320 gb hdd also has 283 gb accessible to me
     
    1201NFTW, Jul 16, 2010
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    jpyaa Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you guys for your answers. I guess is something normal at this time
     
    jpyaa, Jul 17, 2010
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    minibob Notebook Consultant

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    All Dell Laptops have a hidden partition with which you can restore the system to what it was when you bought it.

    I have been known to just make an image of my entire hard drive upon reception of the laptop, and with that image backup stored away, I just wipe that hidden partition out and recover the free space.

    I have also been known to eat fries with mustard so take everything I say with a grain of salt. ;)

    cheers!
     
    minibob, Jul 17, 2010
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