20GB HDD only have 13.9 GBs? O_o

So, I received my refurbished 20GB HDD yesterday from Microsoft, which I got as part of their memory upgrade program. However, when I connected it, I saw that it only had the capacity told hold 13.9 GB of information.

Is this...erm...normal? I'm guessing not. Is there anything I can do? Or am I screwed with 13 gigs instead of 20? :?

13 is the new 20.

The 360 uses 4GB for the system IIRC...the regular capacity of a 20GB drive is ~18GB...havokmaster

which is odd cause when i got my new 120 hdd i dont remember it missing 4 gigs,

or maybe i just didnt notice :|

[QUOTE="havokmaster"]The 360 uses 4GB for the system IIRC...the regular capacity of a 20GB drive is ~18GB...i-rock-socks

which is odd cause when i got my new 120 hdd i dont remember it missing 4 gigs,

or maybe i just didnt notice :|

This is common for all hard drives on all platforms. The 20gb rating is the "RAW" drive space before anything at all is added to it. Once the file system and operating system files have been added it is reduced. Even if you go to an OEM dealer and buy a hard drive for your PC it's not going to be the actual size it's rated at once you format it.

Like someone else said - just delete all the preinstalled stuff from M$ and that will bump you up to between 15 and 17gb of free space.

Delete the preloaded junk and you should have around 16-17GB.

Where is this preloaded junk at I cannot not find anything to erase on the drive where do I go what do I select How do I find this preloaded crapnotchris86

My xbox part < system < memory < HD. Here you can choose game saves/videos/music/demos/etc. They usually preload videos/music/demos onto the HD.

Yup, PC's do it too, since the OS itself takes up some memory.

When I deleted all my stuff, I also had about 13GB. I think that's normal, OP. There's nothing esle for you to delete.

Well apparantly i'm wrong. It's here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911593

[QUOTE="notchris86"]Where is this preloaded junk at I cannot not find anything to erase on the drive where do I go what do I select How do I find this preloaded crapFlamecommando

My xbox part < system < memory < HD. Here you can choose game saves/videos/music/demos/etc. They usually preload videos/music/demos onto the HD.

[QUOTE="Flamecommando"]

[QUOTE="notchris86"]Where is this preloaded junk at I cannot not find anything to erase on the drive where do I go what do I select How do I find this preloaded crapnotchris86

My xbox part < system < memory < HD. Here you can choose game saves/videos/music/demos/etc. They usually preload videos/music/demos onto the HD.

The link in my last post says what they use it for. I also don't don't know how to get more then 13.9GB out of the HD. All I know is that I did before I upgraded to a 60GB.

Well apparantly i'm wrong. It's here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911593

Flamecommando

[QUOTE="havokmaster"]

which is odd cause when i got my new 120 hdd i dont remember it missing 4 gigs,

or maybe i just didnt notice :|

i-rock-socks

This is common for all hard drives on all platforms. The 20gb rating is the "RAW" drive space before anything at all is added to it. Once the file system and operating system files have been added it is reduced. Even if you go to an OEM dealer and buy a hard drive for your PC it's not going to be the actual size it's rated at once you format it.

Like someone else said - just delete all the preinstalled stuff from M$ and that will bump you up to between 15 and 17gb of free space.

DataDream