https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/why-is-only-223-57-gb-seen-of-my-240-gb-ssd/m-p/11492#M2828 <P> I am about to install an OS on to this series 530 240GB SSD. I first look at it in a host Win 7 environment via Disk management. Disk Management states only 223.57 GB is unallocated. 240 - 223.57 = 16.43 GB unaccounted for. That is too large of an overhead wouldn't you agree? Is it possible to reclaim most of that 16.43 GB and how do you?</P><P></P><P>Also, since I am installing a fresh OS onto the SSD is there any prep work I need to do to the SSD?</P> Fri, 09 Jan 2015 23:53:36 GMT DWall9 2015-01-09T23:53:36Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/why-is-only-223-57-gb-seen-of-my-240-gb-ssd/m-p/11492#M2828 <P> I am about to install an OS on to this series 530 240GB SSD. I first look at it in a host Win 7 environment via Disk management. Disk Management states only 223.57 GB is unallocated. 240 - 223.57 = 16.43 GB unaccounted for. That is too large of an overhead wouldn't you agree? Is it possible to reclaim most of that 16.43 GB and how do you?</P><P></P><P>Also, since I am installing a fresh OS onto the SSD is there any prep work I need to do to the SSD?</P> Fri, 09 Jan 2015 23:53:36 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/why-is-only-223-57-gb-seen-of-my-240-gb-ssd/m-p/11492#M2828 DWall9 2015-01-09T23:53:36Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/why-is-only-223-57-gb-seen-of-my-240-gb-ssd/m-p/11493#M2829 <P>Same reason why you are not getting 1TB on your C: drive. Hard-drive manufacturer calculator KB, MB, GB etc with a 1000 factor instead of 1024 like normally used. So, no, you can't get more from your 240GB drive.</P> Sat, 10 Jan 2015 06:59:37 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/why-is-only-223-57-gb-seen-of-my-240-gb-ssd/m-p/11493#M2829 glussier 2015-01-10T06:59:37Z