On Thu, 19 Oct 2000 0:32:51 +0800 Joerg Bartels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> worried: Subject: Re: Re: Problem with hd after umsdos-Linux >Strange. BIOS shows 545meg, but DR-DOS shows 518. >BIOS shows 1057 cylinders, but DR-DOS shows 526. >Is this a big-harddrive issue? No, 545meg is a decimal number - 545,000,000 using 1meg=1,000,000 bytes. 518 Meg is the 'same' number, but using the binary measure of a meg = 1024^2 = 1048576 bytes. That is, your Bios divides the disk capacity by 1 million to give 545, but DR-Dos divides by 1048576 to give 518 (is actually 519.8 meg!) They just measure a meg differently. In an online world without walls, who needs Gates and Windows? Visit my home site for more info: http://www.fresh-toast.com/welcome.htm
