Re: sector size of 2068?

Rick Bressler (rick.bressler@boeing.com)
Fri, 28 Aug 1998 12:27:55 -0700 (PDT)


> Is 8.43 gig really how much is left when you partition off a 9.09 gig
> drive? That just doesn't seem sane. Somebody tell me if I'm crazy.

Once you convert marketing bytes to programmer bytes, yes.

9.09*1000*1000*1000= 9090000000.00
9090000000/(2^30)=8.46572

That is pretty close to what you get...

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