22 GB missing in my Satellite l655-s5105´s hard drive

Hi, I bought last december a Toshiba satellite L655-s5105 which has a 320 GB hard disk.
The disk is a Toshiba MK3265GSXN that in fact has 320 GB.
However, In my disk I only see as available space 284 GB.
When I use the computer management tool I see another two partitions : 1,46 GB labeled as recovery partition and 11,72 GB labeled primary partition, for a total of 298 GB.
¿ where are the other 22 GB located ?
I was told by customer support that it is a hidden partition for recovery disks, but ¿do I need 22GB for recovery disks? That is a lot of space.
Thanks a lot for your orientation.
Regards,
Juan

JM, hello.
>>> However, In my disk I only see as available space 284 GB.
This is too much difference to be the binary reason, 1000 for 1024 !
You might check in Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk Management. If you see that you have two partitions, the second one of +/- 36 GBs, this might be your Restore Partition as provided by many manifacturers nowadays. New Toshiba, hey ?
If this is the case, waste no time and do your Restore DVDs. To find out what I am talking about, search the User Manual in c:\ -> Toshiba, it will explain clearly the process.
Or go into the orb -> Toshiba -> Make Restore DVDs or something like this, I did mine and after you do this, the option is removed, it is a one-off, anti pirating. The Restore partition will stay there and can be accessed another way. A bit or reading involved here but do no shy away from reading all about your machine. JP.

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