Hello Constant - At 03:42 PM 8/16/02 +0700, you wrote: >If I go into my Cmos setup I find that my hard discs can be >automatically detected. What I do not understand is why >there are three choices possible. >The choice which is highlighted (2) is labeled LBA. >The others are NORMAL and LARGE. >Can somebody tell me what the difference is. >What is the abbreviation LBA? >And why is it highlighted?
At http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci214074,00.html logical block addressing Logical block addressing is a technique that allows a computer to address a hard disk larger than 528 megabytes. A logical block address is a 28-bit value that maps to a specific cylinder-head-sector address on the disk. 28 bits allows sufficient variation to specify addresses on a hard disk up to 8.4 gigabytes in data storage capacity. Logical block addressing is one of the defining features of Enhanced IDE (EIDE), a hard disk interface to the computer bus or data paths. Hope this helps. Charles Angelich The Ghost in the Machine! DOS and W31 Tech website: http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost Stories, poems, music, and photos website: http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/faf To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
