Harddisk Size

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Hard Disk Size Calculation

capacity = cpd * hpc * tph * spt * bps
         = cpd * hpc * spt * 512
capacity        : harddisk capacity in bytes
cpd             : cylinders per disk
hpc             : heads per cylinder
tph             : tracks per head (= 1)
spt             : sectors per track
bps             : bytes per sector (= 512)

Example

If a harddisk has 16,384 cylinders per disk, 80 heads per cylinders, and 63 sectors per track, it has the capacity:

16,384 * 80 * 63 * 512 = 42,278,584,320 bytes = 39 GB
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