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How to determine hard drive size
Name: Joe Date: October 19, 2002 at 11:16:59 Pacific OS: 98 CPU/Ram: 128
Comment:
Is there a way to determine a hard drives size by looking at the number of cylinders/heads/ sectors?
Name: jcksrobbins Date: October 19, 2002 at 12:08:49 Pacific
Reply:
You don't know it, but you have almost answered your own question. Multiply the number of cylinders, heads, and sectors and you will have the hard drive size.
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Response Number 2
Name: Mike Newcomb Date: October 19, 2002 at 12:26:58 Pacific
Reply:
I think the above reply is incorrect.
If you check out the makers web site for a particular model, frequently there are different sizes for that hdd, depending on its application.
However as a general rule of thumb the formula is:-
cylinders x heads x sectors x 512(bytes per sector)
Hope this helps.
Good luck - keep us posted.
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Response Number 3
Name: David Date: October 21, 2002 at 21:40:51 Pacific
Reply:
So if I have a HD that's 16383/16/63, I have a 16 gig hd?
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