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Old 12-30-2007, 07:39 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Default Re: HELP! 5000+ Black Edition running at 1GHz but 2.6GHz at loading?!

The reason Windows is detecting 232 GB and your bios is detecting 250 is because they use different systems of measurement. Windows measures capacities in binary form (1GB = 1,024 MB), whereas HDD manufacturers and your bios measure it in decimal form (1GB = 1,000 MB). So it's the same capacity, you still have all of your GB's; it's just a different measurement.
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