Double Your Harddrive Space

AeaAea Join Date: 2003-10-09 Member: 21552Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">(don't try this at home *kids*)</div> <a href='http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14597' target='_blank'>http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14597</a>

Wow, gotta try that someday <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo--> !

    510 GB on a 200 drive <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    That description of how to do it confuzzes my brain.
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  • MrMojoMrMojo Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9882Members, Constellation
    I'm getting 40 gigs out of an empty pop can and some dental floss.
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  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-MrMojo+Mar 12 2004, 07:15 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MrMojo @ Mar 12 2004, 07:15 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I'm getting 40 gigs out of an empty pop can and some dental floss. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    GJ Mcgyver
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  • tseepratseepra Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10530Members
    <a href='http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14608' target='_blank'>http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14608</a> Looks like a scam :/ Or more like a misconception.
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    It sounds like hardware vendors like Dell or etc put in bigger hard drives then they claim but w/ a hidden partition w/ the "factory default" image on it, and then when customers screw up they just Ghost the image back and viola, and apparently some people are confused by this.

    At least that was my 50 second "didn't really read it" interpretation. :P
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  • AeaAea Join Date: 2003-10-09 Member: 21552Members
    The concept here if not to explore all sizes and go "wow..." <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • GadzukoGadzuko Join Date: 2002-12-26 Member: 11556Members, Constellation
    Don't try it, period. Hard drives don't have the physical capacity to store that much data, you'll just end up corrupting it.
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  • MavericMaveric Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1101Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Gadzuko+Mar 12 2004, 06:50 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Gadzuko @ Mar 12 2004, 06:50 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Don't try it, period. Hard drives don't have the physical capacity to store that much data, you'll just end up corrupting it. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Correct.

    If you hard drive can only hold "#" of gigabytes at one time, no matter what you do you can't make it store "#" + 0.0000001 gigs.

    510 GB from a 200 drive is impossible. wth could the companies possibly gain by not letting the user use all their space? if anything they'd TELL the user that the drive had 510 GBs of storage space and jack up the price... Lots. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    Just a note if you didn't already know... Do NOT do this. If the instructions even work properly, the extra space you get is hidden for a reason. It's either broken sectors or extra sectors used to replace broken ones.
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  • AllUrHiveRblong2usAllUrHiveRblong2us By Your Powers Combined... Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11244Members
    Isn't this all just a fancy way of confusing the allocation table into thinking there's more space than there is?
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    Alls I know is, I'm trying this on one of my friend's computer the second I get the chance. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    I know another way to double your harddrive space....

    You buy the exact same hard drive (space) and install it! WEWEwewewetet!

    And I know this works, because I've done it!

    okay im dumb
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  • DubersDubers Pet Shop Boy Edinburgh, UK Join Date: 2002-07-25 Member: 998Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Gadzuko+Mar 13 2004, 01:50 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Gadzuko @ Mar 13 2004, 01:50 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Don't try it, period. Hard drives don't have the physical capacity to store that much data, you'll just end up corrupting it. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    ^^
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  • CplDavisCplDavis I hunt the arctic Snonos Join Date: 2003-01-09 Member: 12097Members
    Isnt the inquirer one of those tabloid news papers anyways or am i thinking of somethinh else?


    And mR. Mojo

    I have one 2 emtpy soda cans, a small box, a pen and stuffed penguin on my table here, what can u make with that? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    <!--QuoteBegin-Maveric+Mar 12 2004, 07:57 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Maveric @ Mar 12 2004, 07:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> wth could the companies possibly gain by not letting the user use all their space? if anything they'd TELL the user that the drive had 510 GBs of storage space and jack up the price... Lots. :p <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You'd think that, but then look at the CPU industry. Same cpu is sold at like 8 different speeds with the only difference being that its locked at a certain speed and engineered to blow up if at a faster speed than normal. :P
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  • GadzukoGadzuko Join Date: 2002-12-26 Member: 11556Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Mar 13 2004, 01:07 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Mar 13 2004, 01:07 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Maveric+Mar 12 2004, 07:57 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Maveric @ Mar 12 2004, 07:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> wth could the companies possibly gain by not letting the user use all their space? if anything they'd TELL the user that the drive had 510 GBs of storage space and jack up the price... Lots. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You'd think that, but then look at the CPU industry. Same cpu is sold at like 8 different speeds with the only difference being that its locked at a certain speed and engineered to blow up if at a faster speed than normal. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yes, but that's the CPU industry. This is the hard drive industry. There are physical limits to how much stuff you can cram in your hard drive, there is no way to magically "overclock" it and get more storage space. This is a myth, and a dangerous one seeing as you can lose a lot of data.
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  • MoquiaoMoquiao Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16168Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-TychoCelchuuu+Mar 13 2004, 05:53 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TychoCelchuuu @ Mar 13 2004, 05:53 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Alls I know is, I'm trying this on one of my friend's computer the second I get the chance. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    muahahahahah lol
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