Messages in this thread | | | From | "Khimenko Victor" <> | Date | Thu, 21 Jan 1999 21:33:22 +0300 (MSK) | Subject | RE: 10.2 Gig HDD |
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In <000001be44fe$314f11c0$15f431ca@lennon.igrin.co.nz> Craig Whitmore (lennon@igrin.co.nz) wrote: > I tried linux hda=1247,255,63 > I have kernel 2.0.36 (Redhat 5.2 base system) > Booting off a boot floppy .... Loads up > and hda: QUANTUM FIREBALL EX10.2A 9789MB w/418kB Cache, CHS=1247/255/63, > UDMA
> To my Knowledge 9789MB Not Equal 10.2Gig > If I boot up in Windows with this drive it says it should be 10263MB > Total,Total LBA Sectors 20033055 > Windows Finds it great (there is a 8.4? Gig limit on win95?) whcih the disk > manager fixes?
> What is the problem? Me? Linux? The Bios? The Machine? Or can't I add up > right?
You can't add up right, of course. See:
1247*255*63=20033055 LBA sectors 20033055*512=10256924160 bytes 10256924160/1048576=9781Mb
No problem with me. Just standard problem with different Mb's and Gb's :-)
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