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Why is incorrect Hard disk capacity shown in Windows and BIOS ?

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Why is incorrect Hard disk capacity shown in Windows and BIOS ?

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Some older BIOSs, DOS versions, FDisk, and Windows File System determine the capacity of a hard disk drive based on a 1,048,576 byte megabyte. The drive manufacturers determine the capacity of a hard disk drive based on a 1,000,000 byte megabyte. The value calculated by the system is based on the value of 2 and is the binary capacity of the hard disk drive. The value calculated by the drive manufacturer is based on the value of 10 and is the decimal capacity of the hard disk drive. i.e, the storage industry standard is to display capacity in decimal, but some programs measure the capacity of a drive in binary. Therefore, your system is not reporting the “incorrect” capacity, but is reporting the binary capacity rather than the decimal capacity you were expecting. One Kilobyte {KB) is calculated as 1,024 byes in Binary and as 1,000 bytes in Decimal. How do I solve connection problems with the modem? Holding Line It could be because of the Modem Initialization String. Please try the foll

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