William Hughes wrote: > >> My 160 gig HD on my iMac G5 shows up as 148 gig. Do the math! >> > Umm yeah that was VERY helpful... what does your response have to do > with what I was asking?
What he means is that his iMac G5 passes the 137GB limit. Because HD manufacturers count 1GB as 1000MB while 1GB is actually 1024MB, because you know that: 1 Byte = 8 bits and 1 kilobyte (K / Kb) = 2^10 Bytes = 1.024 Bytes 1 Gigabyte (G / GB) = 2^30 Bytes = 1.073.741.824 Bytes so 160GB / 1.073.741.824 Bytes = 149.011.611.940 You can also count it this way: 160,00 GB * 1000 = 160.000 MB 160.000 MB * 1000 = 160.000.000 kByte 160.000.000 kB * 1000 = 160.000.000.000 Byte So: 160.000.000.000 Byte / 1024 = 156.250.000 KB 156.250.000 KB / 1024 = 152.587,89 MB 152.587,89 MB / 1024 = 149,01 GB So after formatting the HD the OS sees his 160GB HD according to Tim as a 148GB drive (actually 149GB). It gets even worse if you get a bigger HD. I recently bought a 250GB HD, after formatting I had 'only' 232.83 GB left... BTW @Dylan the B&W G3 is only ATA33, not ATA66 * * -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
