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- No it's not a typo.

- 222 is what automatically came up after entering the 
  2484, 16 and 63 values (as shown on disk label) way back at SETUP
  time. I have often wondered why the hell it said that!

- I doubt if it's the cause of my problems. Remember I said the disk
  had given long service (almost 3 years in fact.)

   


In article <HZbG0AANVLF3Ewdm@btinternet.com>, Cyril Slip
<Sir.Awl@btinternet.com> writes
>In article <$Gk9VIAEzPE3EwSF@bloomf.demon.co.uk>, Martin Bloomfield
><martin@bloomf.demon.co.uk> writes
>>I have an old 486SX machine
>>                       CYL  HD  LZ  Sec Size
>>Drive C is Fixed Disk  683  16   0  38  202
> The above seems OK,
>                683x16x38x512 = 212,615,168
>>   
>>Drive D is Fixed Disk 2484  16   0  63  222
>
> But this must be way out!!
>                2484x16x63x512 = 1281,982,464
> which aint even close to 222Mb
>>    
>>  
> Have you quoted these disk settings correctly, is it a typo, or the
>cause of your problems?
>
> Then again it could always be a total misunderstanding by myself!!

-- 
Martin Bloomfield