PC reinstallation?

chittychittybangbang26 · 07-07-2008, 02:43 PM

I recently had to reinstall my computer due to an extremely fatal computer virus, and i would like to know if that made me lose a little of my memory space, I originally had 3terabytes total and i would also like to know how big of a hit was made to my memory space if any was lost.

***Ace Mercury*** · 07-07-2008, 03:29 PM

I'm skeptical that you actually have three terabytes, considering that the largest commercial hard drives have one terabyte and your awkward use of the phrase "reinstall my computer".

Anyways, if you did a format and install, you should have all of your hard disk space back. I assume you're running Windows XP, in which case if the hard drive is larger than a certain size, some of it may not be partitioned during the install. If you're talking about RAM, that's something that's always around; you can't get rid of it without physically removing the chips from your motherboard.

chittychittybangbang26 · 07-08-2008, 07:02 AM

im srry i wasnt clear but i wasnt talking about the ram, and i really do have 3 terabytes because i am running a windows xp gaming computer form alienware. i just wanted if i lost any hard disk space.

***Ace Mercury*** · 07-08-2008, 01:46 PM

Alienware, huh? You must be loaded. What model do you have?

Anyways, as far as I know, a mere software glitch won't destroy sectors of hard drive space; you can always reclaim it.

Jesus · 07-08-2008, 11:43 PM

I'm 90 percent sure that if you can reformat your computer that you will have not lost any space. God damn you have 3 terabytes? That's insane. Why would you even worry about losing a little bit of space with that and what does your computer look like!!??? I would love to see a picture...actually I'd hate to say this but "Pics or it didn't happen".

***Cosmonautical*** · 07-09-2008, 01:34 AM

If you reformatted it, you shouldn't have lost memory. I suppose it's possible that on such a large amount of memory (seriously wtf would you do with 3 terrabytes, write the next pixar film? 0_0) XP might have partitioned it. To actually lose the memory, it would have to glitch and basically "lose" a partition (ie: refuse to acknowledge it). It might do that because the leftover partition was an unusual or pointlessly miniscule size, but that wouldn't be any effect on your general HD usage.

Lurch1982 · 07-09-2008, 07:36 PM

Strange since the high end Alienware model only goes up to 2TB via RAID 0.

Rainbow Dash · 07-09-2008, 08:04 PM

He's obviously from the future.

***Cosmonautical*** · 07-10-2008, 01:54 AM

FUTURE MAN, TELL US OF YOUR FUTURE WAYS

chittychittybangbang26 · 07-14-2008, 06:33 AM

dude i got mine over the internet, its got like 3T and i degraded it to xp when i first got it because vista is to faulty, im not gonna buy vista until the come out with a new operating system. by then it should be stable enough to use on a normal comp. geek way.

Kargath · 07-14-2008, 07:22 AM

Do you mean gigabytes of RAM, perhaps?

***Ace Mercury*** · 07-14-2008, 02:13 PM

Heh, using XP certainly is degrading.

chittychittybangbang26 · 07-15-2008, 03:27 PM

dude what do u expect!

Rainbow Dash · 07-16-2008, 10:52 AM

the term is 'downgrade'.

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07-07-2008, 02:43 PM	#1
chittychittybangbang26 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Gender: Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	PC reinstallation? I recently had to reinstall my computer due to an extremely fatal computer virus, and i would like to know if that made me lose a little of my memory space, I originally had 3terabytes total and i would also like to know how big of a hit was made to my memory space if any was lost.

07-07-2008, 03:29 PM	#2
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	¯\(º o)/¯ I'm skeptical that you actually have three terabytes, considering that the largest commercial hard drives have one terabyte and your awkward use of the phrase "reinstall my computer". Anyways, if you did a format and install, you should have all of your hard disk space back. I assume you're running Windows XP, in which case if the hard drive is larger than a certain size, some of it may not be partitioned during the install. If you're talking about RAM, that's something that's always around; you can't get rid of it without physically removing the chips from your motherboard.

07-08-2008, 07:02 AM	#3
chittychittybangbang26 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Gender: Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hmmm im srry i wasnt clear but i wasnt talking about the ram, and i really do have 3 terabytes because i am running a windows xp gaming computer form alienware. i just wanted if i lost any hard disk space.

07-08-2008, 01:46 PM	#4
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Alienware, huh? You must be loaded. What model do you have? Anyways, as far as I know, a mere software glitch won't destroy sectors of hard drive space; you can always reclaim it.

07-08-2008, 11:43 PM	#5
Jesus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 5,617 Thanks: 104 Thanked 139 Times in 101 Posts Blog Entries: 3	I'm 90 percent sure that if you can reformat your computer that you will have not lost any space. God damn you have 3 terabytes? That's insane. Why would you even worry about losing a little bit of space with that and what does your computer look like!!??? I would love to see a picture...actually I'd hate to say this but "Pics or it didn't happen".

07-09-2008, 01:34 AM	#6
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	If you reformatted it, you shouldn't have lost memory. I suppose it's possible that on such a large amount of memory (seriously wtf would you do with 3 terrabytes, write the next pixar film? 0_0) XP might have partitioned it. To actually lose the memory, it would have to glitch and basically "lose" a partition (ie: refuse to acknowledge it). It might do that because the leftover partition was an unusual or pointlessly miniscule size, but that wouldn't be any effect on your general HD usage.

07-09-2008, 07:36 PM	#7
Lurch1982 Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: DenCo Gender: Posts: 9,850 Thanks: 127 Thanked 365 Times in 192 Posts	Strange since the high end Alienware model only goes up to 2TB via RAID 0.

07-09-2008, 08:04 PM	#8
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,396 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	He's obviously from the future.

07-10-2008, 01:54 AM	#9
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	FUTURE MAN, TELL US OF YOUR FUTURE WAYS

07-14-2008, 06:33 AM	#10
chittychittybangbang26 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Gender: Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	dude i got mine over the internet, its got like 3T and i degraded it to xp when i first got it because vista is to faulty, im not gonna buy vista until the come out with a new operating system. by then it should be stable enough to use on a normal comp. geek way.

07-14-2008, 07:22 AM	#11
Kargath et in Arcadia ego Join Date: Jul 2001 Gender: Posts: 8,334 Thanks: 1,226 Thanked 780 Times in 488 Posts	Do you mean gigabytes of RAM, perhaps?

07-14-2008, 02:13 PM	#12
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Heh, using XP certainly is degrading.

07-15-2008, 03:27 PM	#13
chittychittybangbang26 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Gender: Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	dude what do u expect!

07-16-2008, 10:52 AM	#14
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,396 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	the term is 'downgrade'.