On 2010/03/16 15:22 (GMT+0900) Tejun Heo composed: > Most BIOSs these days will simply report the geometry as > being 255/63 regardless of the geometry used during partitioning In my experience this "most" only applies to desktop motherboard BIOS. Most laptop BIOS seem to prefer 240, as do many external USB HD case controllers, and older but not that antique Compaq desktops. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html