I dont see answers to your question ....
So here's my 2 cents' worth ....
(talking about IDE drives). There is more than 1 answer to your
question. The actual CHS is one. Usually there are several
'translated' CHS geometries.
On my 8.5 GB SeaGate harddisk I found all printed on the outside
of the harddisk.
...... now, what you need this for .....?
At 12:08 PM 10/27/99 -0400, Prasanna Subash wrote:
>
>Sector size (bytes) 512
>Recording zones 12
>User cylinders 15,302
>Data heads 6 GMR
>Disks 3
>Areal density
>(max. GB/sq. inch) 3.74
>Recording density
>(max. KBPI) 233.8
>Track density (TPI) 16,000
>
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>What is my CHS ? I have an IBM DJNA-351520. I have a 15.2 GB huge hdd. I
>know my C=15302 and my H=6. What is my S( Sectors per track ). I dont have
>this information. Is it possible to find it from the above info ?
>
S is Sectors per cylinder.... AFAIK Bioses expect 63 sectors/cylinder.
So the harddisk manufacturers just state '63', regardless of actual.
They 'adjust' heads and cylinders as needed, leave the S constant
at 63.
Does your BIOS CMOS setup) have 'auto' perhaps?
If you set it to auto, the BIOS will ask the harddisk. You only have
to specify 'auto' in CMOS setup.
You can enter the CHS manually as well, usually.
>I got the information from the IBM website.
>http://www.storage.ibm.com/hardsoft/diskdrdl/desk/familyspec/deskspec2.htm
>
Look for the website of your harddisk manufacturer. Usually you can
get the complete specs there.
The drive was probably made for IBM by another manufacturer.
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