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<para>If it <emphasis>is</emphasis> turned on (it is often |
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<para>If it <emphasis>is</emphasis> turned on (it is often |
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supplied this way to get around certain limitations in |
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supplied this way to get around certain limitations in |
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&ms-dos;) and the disk capacity is more than 1GB, use M |
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&ms-dos;) and the disk capacity is more than 1GB, use <replaceable>M</replaceable> |
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cylinders, 63 sectors per track (<emphasis>not</emphasis> |
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cylinders, 63 sectors per track (<emphasis>not</emphasis> |
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64), and 255 heads, where <literal>M</literal> is the disk capacity in MB |
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64), and 255 heads, where <replaceable>M</replaceable> is the disk capacity in MB |
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divided by 7.844238 (!). So our example 2GB drive would |
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divided by 7.844238 (!). So our example 2GB drive would |
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have 261 cylinders, 63 sectors per track and 255 |
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have 261 cylinders, 63 sectors per track and 255 |
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heads.</para> |
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