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optimizing the hdd to the fullest

Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by vdojunkie, Jul 17, 2007.

  1. sammorris

    sammorris Senior member

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    it's not specifically windows that uses the MBR though is it?
     
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    no as all hd's has a mbr even without windows installed. an unformated 1.44meg floppy disk is actually 2 meg just as is a 720k disk is 1 meg unformated.
     
  3. sammorris

    sammorris Senior member

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    Lol yes, but they only came up as 1.38MB in windows I seem to recall? It's been a while!
     
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    i see 1,457,664 bytes or 1.38mb
     
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    That'd be it!
     

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