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Windows 7: WD Portable 250GB HD
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18 Apr 2011
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MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 |
WD Portable 250GB HD
hello i have formatted my new Portable HD after 4months but its showing used space 97mb can anyone pls tell me is that normal or is there sum problem ? i mean it should show used space 0 bytes ?  | My System Specs |
| OS MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU Intel Core i5 2500 @ 3.30GHz
Motherboard Intel Corporation DH67BL (LGA1155)
Memory 8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 1333 MHz
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5670 1GB DDR-5 (ASUStek Computer Inc)
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung Sync Master B2030
Screen Resolution 1600X900
Keyboard I-Ball Cherry USB
Mouse I-Ball Cherry USB
Case IBall
Hard Drives 1TB Hitachi Sata-II 3Gb/Sec
WD 250 GB Portable USB 2.0
Internet Speed 300 kbps
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18 Apr 2011
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#2 | |
Win7 H.Prem. 32bit+SP1 Scotland |
Is the file NTFS or other i.e. FAT32? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Look in my Signature.
OS Win7 H.Prem. 32bit+SP1
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18 Apr 2011
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#3 | |
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) SomeWhere in the HOT Arizona Desert ! |
Can you give us a screen snip of Disk Management & the properties snip for the HD ? | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
PSU 430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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19 Apr 2011
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#4 | |
MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 |
its NTFS and its empty but its showing used space 97mb... here's the screenshot | | My System Specs | | OS MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU Intel Core i5 2500 @ 3.30GHz
Motherboard Intel Corporation DH67BL (LGA1155)
Memory 8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 1333 MHz
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5670 1GB DDR-5 (ASUStek Computer Inc)
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung Sync Master B2030
Screen Resolution 1600X900
Keyboard I-Ball Cherry USB
Mouse I-Ball Cherry USB
Case IBall
Hard Drives 1TB Hitachi Sata-II 3Gb/Sec
WD 250 GB Portable USB 2.0
Internet Speed 300 kbps
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19 Apr 2011
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#5 | |
Win7 H.Prem. 32bit+SP1 Scotland |
Quote: Originally Posted by Edward Cullen  its NTFS and its empty but its showing used space 97mb... here's the screenshot Hi Edward, heres an image of how unused hdd's sizes are allocated.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Look in my Signature.
OS Win7 H.Prem. 32bit+SP1
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19 Apr 2011
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#6 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 Philadelphia, PA |
That's perfectly normal. Some of the drive is reserved for system use. | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU Intel Core i7-2600
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P-B3
Memory 12 GB Patriot Extreme DDR3-1333
Graphics Card Nvidia GTX 470
Monitor(s) Displays Dell UltraSharp 2209WA
PSU OCZ ModStream 700W
Case CoolerMaster HAF 912 Advanced
Cooling CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus
Hard Drives OCZ Agility3 240 GB, WD5001AALS, WD7501AALS
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19 Apr 2011
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#7 | |
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) SomeWhere in the HOT Arizona Desert ! |
Yep, your screen snip shows just about the right percentage for that HD. Your ok! | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
PSU 430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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19 Apr 2011
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#8 | |
MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 |
ok thanks for ur help and to clear my doubts experts | | My System Specs | | OS MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU Intel Core i5 2500 @ 3.30GHz
Motherboard Intel Corporation DH67BL (LGA1155)
Memory 8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 1333 MHz
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5670 1GB DDR-5 (ASUStek Computer Inc)
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung Sync Master B2030
Screen Resolution 1600X900
Keyboard I-Ball Cherry USB
Mouse I-Ball Cherry USB
Case IBall
Hard Drives 1TB Hitachi Sata-II 3Gb/Sec
WD 250 GB Portable USB 2.0
Internet Speed 300 kbps
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