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75 GB disk capacity

cherry76
cherry76 Posts: 1,097 Forumite
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Samsung laptop playing up so slow decided to have somebody repaired it. He said the c drive if full of error and he suggested I replaced it with a second hand one which I did. Got the computer today and noticed the hard drive capacity is only 75GB and there is only 14gb. I have emailed him and am waiting for his answers. I guess the other option is to use an external drive but they are not very reliable, wd plays up sometimes it is recognised sometimes not. Thanks

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  • glentoran99
    glentoran99 Posts: 5,825 Forumite
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    what should it be?
  • Maelwys
    Maelwys Posts: 146 Forumite
    Is the capacity stated on the front of the drive 75GB?

    If it's been used before you might only be seeing part of it - in Windows try administrative tools --> Computer Management and the 'Disk Management' tab. You may have unallocated space on the drive.
  • Le_Kirk
    Le_Kirk Posts: 25,558 Forumite
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    Could it be partitioned and/or could some be reserved for a rescue mission?
  • RumRat
    RumRat Posts: 5,050 Forumite
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    Get it back to him and tell him to sort it. Did he come recommended? Sounds like you've been ripped off to me...
    Drinking Rum before 10am makes you
    A PIRATE
    Not an Alcoholic...!
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    Probably an 80Gb drive that is partitioned .
  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    Samsung Q330 with the 320GB HDD? Really no need to put a second hand drive in a machine these day when you can get an SSD for £30. How much did you pay?
    You could have done a better job yourself. Clearly too quick to hand it over to someone else to fix.
  • bsod
    bsod Posts: 1,225 Forumite
    did he give you the original drive back
    Don't you dare criticise what you cannot understand
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