Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 18:58:13 +0700
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Subject: Re: FUBAR 2 - fdisk/suspend-to-HDD
> Yup - you can't trust the msdos fdisk to do this - it asks the bios how
> big the disk is and the bios lies...or not...
>
> If you format in the machine, the bios reports the size as the full disk
> size minus 34M and that's what gets formatted
Does the BIOS report the full disk size minus 66Mb if you've got 64Mb memory
installed?
> - but windows thinks that's all that's there and will report 100% usage.
>
> You need to check it with a system that doesn't use the bios to get the
> disk stats - e.g. linux.
Unfortunately, I don't have such a system in my backpack ;-)
Is there absolutely no way of confirming the presence or otherwise of the
hibernation space with the operating system and tools supplied by Toshiba on
a Libretto 110???
>>> As a quick test run fdisk.exe
>>> ...
>>> it should list total disk space
>>>
>>> If this number is smaller that what windows is reporting, then it
>>> safe to assume that your hard drive was not fixed and formatted
>>> in your Libretto.
>>
>> OK, just done this - but now finding it difficult to know what to deduce
>> from the results. Any and all help/suggestions much appreciated.
>>
>> <> Win'98 (properties for C: in Windows Explorer) says:-
>>
>> Used space: 4,176,408,576 bytes - 3.88GB
>> Free space: 141,594,624 bytes - 135MB (I know, pics awaiting transfer to
>> CD)
>> Capacity: 4,318,003,200 bytes - 4.02GB
>>
>> <> Ffdisk says:-
>>
>> Partition = C: 1
>> Status = A
>> Type = PRI DOS
>> Mbytes = 4126
>> Usage = 100%
>> "Total disk space is 4055 Mbytes (1 Mbyte = 1048576 bytes)"
>>
>> <> Calculator says:-
>>
>> 4126 x 1048576 = 4326424576
>> 4055 x 1048576 = 4251975680
>>
>> Does it make more sense to everyone else than it does to me? ;-) TIA
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