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About the Product Capacity Representation Standard
About HDD Capacity Representation
The capacity of the storage device (HDD, SSD) of the manufacturer is calculated
assuming that 1KB=1,000 Bytes.
However, the operating system (Windows) calculates the storage device capacity
assuming that 1KB=1,0 Bytes, and therefore the capacity representation of the
HDD in Windows is smaller than the actual capacity due to the difference in capacity
calculation.
(E.g. For a 80GB HDD, Windows represents the capacity as 7.GB,
80x1,000x1,000x1,000 byte/(1,0x1,0x1,0)byte = 7.0GB)
In addition, the capacity representation in Windows may be even smaller because some
programs such as Recovery Solution may reside in a hidden area of the HDD.
About Memory Capacity Representation
The memory capacity reported in Windows is lesser than the actual capacity of
memory.
This is because BIOS or a video adapter uses a portion of memory or claims it for
further use.
(E.g. For 1GB(=1,0MB) memory installed, Windows may report the capacity as
1,0MB or less)
The actual capacity of storage device can be checked in the Main menu of the BIOS
Setup, accessible by pressing F2 key during boot. For further instructions on how to
enter the BIOS Setup, refer to "Settings and Upgrade" in the User Guide.
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