On 4 November 2010 16:46, Chris G cl@isbd.net wrote:
I have just added a second WD 1Tb disk to my desktop system for backups and such. Firstly fdisk reports slightly different geometry:-
Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0xf24a2de7
Disk /dev/sdc: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes 81 heads, 63 sectors/track, 382818 cylinders Units = cylinders of 5103 * 512 = 2612736 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x4e451e03
Is there a jumper for XP compatibility mode? My WD 1Tb is like your first one with 255 heads, and the jumper is not set.
Tim.