Re: What is the exact HD partition limit?

2008-09-05 Thread Michael B. in Cincinnati
I'm sorry, Kris; where and how? I checked every item on the toolbar, Disk Utility help, and Googled the topic. I could find no way to recalibrate DU in MB. It will show the capacity of the entire disk in both GB and MB, but I could find no way to read the capacity of a single partition in MB.

What is the exact HD partition limit?

2008-09-04 Thread Michael B. in Cincinnati
Okay, per our recent chat about the 128 GB limit, I need to repartition my second HD at exactly 137,072 MB - or 128 GB. Right now, the DU window shows three partitions of 27.88, 99.88, and 104.76 GB from a HD that is specified by this selfsame application as 232.9 GB, or 250,059.350016 MB. If I

Re: What is the exact HD partition limit?

2008-09-04 Thread Peter
On Sep 4, 2008, at 12:42 PM, Michael B. in Cincinnati wrote: Is it possible to hit the nail exactly on the head? It is when initially initializing the drive. Simply select two partitions, and make the size of the first partition 131,072 MB, then lock that partition. Let the second

Re: What is the exact HD partition limit?

2008-09-04 Thread Michael B. in Cincinnati
The problem is, Disk Utility is calibrated in GB, not actual MB. I can tell because the total capacity is given in both GB and bytes, and the difference reflects the numbers shown below. So, do I partition at exactly 128.000 GB, or 137.072 GB in Disk Utility? On Sep 4, 3:42 pm, Michael B. in

Re: What is the exact HD partition limit?

2008-09-04 Thread Kris Tilford
On Sep 4, 2008, at 7:04 PM, Michael B. in Cincinnati wrote: The problem is, Disk Utility is calibrated in GB, not actual MB. Disk Utility has a selection to change from GB to MB. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low