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Re: Invalid media type - Disk Question

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From: Cyril Slip
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 00:00
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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!!
-- 
Sir Awl
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