How to determine the size of a HDD from number of cylinders

ok, the model number will tell us.

list the 3 or 4 lines of top text on the label, and one of us, (if not me) will look it up for you.

CSH geometry(?)

WaltSide said:

ok, the model number will tell us.

list the 3 or 4 lines of top text on the label, and one of us, (if not me) will look it up for you.

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I found the size from Internet. I am more curious about calculating the size of a HDD based on other parameters available like number of cylinders etc. I was told by one of my buddies about a "CSH geometry" (I hope I am not quoting it wrong)

Thanks & regards

there is some formulae for doing that, but i don't know what any of them are.

chs geometry is Cylinder/Head/Sector addressing

manufactures have webpages for their produts and usually there are links to data sheets and specification sheets.

most hard drive manufaturers also have utility programs that can be used to test their products and provide details about it.