*HELP* - Hard disk - incorrect CAPACITY

[pintubigfoot]

465 GB is the correct one.
The capacity reported by Windows is the actual size.

1 kilobyte is 1024 bytes, not 1000.

500 * (1000*1000*1000) / (1024*1024*1024) = 465.66

• http://gadgetress.freedomblogging.com/2010/01/19/whats-the-real-capacity-of-your-hard-drive/31147/

• http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2006/06/7174.ars

• http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/storage/display/20060629225834.html