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| Thread ID: 69694 | 2006-06-09 01:08:00 | Calculating HDD size using C/H/S | B.M. (505) | Press F1 |
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| 461759 | 2006-06-09 01:08:00 | Can somebody please remind me how to calculate the size of a HDD in Megs using C/H/S. Thanks. |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 461760 | 2006-06-09 01:28:00 | CxHxS= total number of sectors, 512 bytes per sector, hence CxHxSx512=total number of bytes. Divide by 1024 to get kilobytes, then again to get megabytes. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 461761 | 2006-06-09 01:51:00 | Thanks Terry. | B.M. (505) | ||
| 461762 | 2006-06-09 05:02:00 | Those are "megabytesII." Divide by 1024 to get kilobytes then by 1000 to get "megabytesI",as used by IBM for their first hard disks, and all their floppies.. Or just divide by 1000000 to get megabytesIII. One of the three ways will agree with the manufacturer's figure. Maybe:D Of course, the actual usable size after formatting will be none of the above. :cool: |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 461763 | 2006-06-09 05:51:00 | Ok, I should have said mebibytes, MiB. :) | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 461764 | 2006-06-09 06:02:00 | Here's the NIST (physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html) page about it. :thumbs: | Graham L (2) | ||
| 461765 | 2006-06-09 06:08:00 | Ok, I should have said mebibytes, MiB. pressf1.pcworld.co.nz Maybe you should have said Maybebytes. :-) Maybe? |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 461766 | 2006-06-09 06:09:00 | Drat! I’ve just done a stock take and I’m one short! :groan: | B.M. (505) | ||
| 461767 | 2006-06-09 06:23:00 | Maybe you should have said Maybebytes. :-) Maybe? Or maybe even; Maybe You'll Be The One Who'll Be The One to Care (www.redhotjazz.com) |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
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