>> .... Fdisk reported my 17.2 maxtor (which the bios >> sizes as about 16.8gb, so maxtor lies a little). > > >Why are so many computer users so ignorant of >international >standards? Yeah I know 16.8 x 1.024 = 17.2
Only I have a maxtor 5.4gb drive that IS reported by the bios as 5400mb. Seems Maxtor can't make up their mind as to what standard they ARE using at the moment. === Amateur Radio, when all else fails! http://www.qsl.net/wa2mze Debian Gnu Linux, Live Free or ..... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
