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Question about mmc 128Mb

11 replies · 2,629 views · Started 28 March 2003

Guest 28 Mar 2003, 08:00

Hi everybody!

I just received a 128 MB mmc Kodak.
When I put in the phone, I saw that phone says it has 122 Mb.

WHO STOLE ME 6 Mb? 😃 😃

Seriously: why phone shows 122 Mb if it's a 128 Mb?

Thanks for your answers.

Ciao

ericwimp 28 Mar 2003, 08:09

Hi

I have a similar problem. My 64MB card reads as 61MB, so i've lost 3MB (which is consistent with you losing 6MB on a card double the size).

I guess the phone just uses the space for it's file reference table or something (similar to HDD's in computers). Someone correct me if i'm talking rubbish.

fearce 29 Mar 2003, 20:12

yea sounds good, i hav a 20gb in my pc physically but machine (well windows) says it 19gb lol

UNLESS iv been conned llmao

joking

fearce 29 Mar 2003, 20:13

sorry i 4got to ask is ur 128mb card working just as well as the original 16mb apart from u hav more room ne drawbacks errors or nething?? and wot u hav 2 do jus take out ur old one and put the 128 one in? did u hav 2 configure nething?

thnks in advance

B3AN 29 Mar 2003, 20:15

Its what happens whem memory is formated you lose space and memory ie. my 120gb hard drive is only 111gb usable.

Baggis 30 Mar 2003, 07:00

[quote="fearce"]sorry i 4got to ask is ur 128mb card working just as well as the original 16mb apart from u hav more room ne drawbacks errors or nething?? and wot u hav 2 do jus take out ur old one and put the 128 one in? did u hav 2 configure nething?[/quote]

I have a Lexmar 128MB card, and it works great. Just inserted it, did a format, and since then no problems! 😃

Frenchie746 30 Mar 2003, 07:18

[quote="B3AN"]Its what happens whem memory is formated you lose space and memory ie. my 120gb hard drive is only 111gb usable.[/quote]

yup, ya beat me to it.. :P

faquick 30 Mar 2003, 13:51

this is very probably due to the usual "rounding" problems with bytes kilobytes etc.

the same goes with PC hard disks

i.e. the producer says "128 MB" ... that is: 128 x 1000 KB (1000 x 1000 Bytes)

instead windows (or the phone) sees them as multiples of 1024... that is:

128000000 bytes / 1024 = 125000 Kbytes / 1024 = 122,07 Megabytes

hope this helps 😉

Piikki 31 Mar 2003, 10:38

[quote="faquick"]this is very probably due to the usual "rounding" problems with bytes kilobytes etc.

the same goes with PC hard disks

i.e. the producer says "128 MB" ... that is: 128 x 1000 KB (1000 x 1000 Bytes)

instead windows (or the phone) sees them as multiples of 1024... that is:

128000000 bytes / 1024 = 125000 Kbytes / 1024 = 122,07 Megabytes

hope this helps 😉[/quote]

I Agree with you. But can you tell why thew call 128Mt to 128Mt if it is 122Mt for real.