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Hello! Can anybody give me the answer on the following question: I have the disk partition size 1G or 1024MB But when i run the fdisk its receive the following ...
  1. 06-26-2009 #1
    vofka
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    Hello! Can anybody give me the answer on the following question:
    I have the disk partition size 1G or 1024MB
    But when i run the fdisk its receive the following info:
    fdisk -l
    Disk /dev/hdd: 1073 MB,1073741824 bytes
    ......
    As i understand this is another representation of the 1024 value in another counting system. Please explain how it converts from 1024 Mb to 1073? What is it a system?
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    The partition has to be an exact number of cylinders, so if 1024 is less than an exact number of cylinders, then fdisk will round the size up to the next cylinder boundary.
    Sometimes, real fast is almost as good as real time.
    Just remember, Semper Gumbi - always be flexible!
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