INFO: format.dat for WD120GB/WD200GB disks

From: Luc I. Suryo (luc@suryo.com)
Date: Sat Mar 08 2003 - 16:26:25 EST


Hello,

Hope this may help other.
Find below my format.dat for the WD120GB and WD200GB
As you know unless the ide controller is 48 bits the max available for
older ide controllers (24-bits) is 137GB

# From: Luc Suryo <luc@suryo.com>
# tested and worked on a Ultra 5.
# March 8, 2003
#
# The WD120GB disks : 111.44GB available
#
disk_type = "WDC WD1200JB-00DUA0" \
         : ctlr = ata : ncyl = 57383 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 57385 \
         : nhead = 16 : nsect = 255 : rpm = 7200

partition = "WD1200-PAR" \
         : disk = "WDC WD1200JB-00DUA0" : ctlr = ata \
         : 0 = 0, 233710560 : 1 = 0, 0 : 2 = 0, 233710560 : 6 = 0, 0

#
# The WD120GB disks : 127.50GB available
#
disk_type = "WDC WD2000JB-00DUA0" \
         : ctlr = ata : ncyl = 65534 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 65536 \
         : nhead = 16 : nsect = 255 : rpm = 7200

partition = "WDC WD2000-PAR" \
         : disk = "WDC WD2000JB-00DUA0" : ctlr = ata \
         : 0 = 0, 267378720 : 1 = 0, 0 : 2 = 0, 267378720 : 6 = 0, 0

-- 
Kind regards,
Luc Suryo
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