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65,536 clusters while FAT32 allows for enough
clusters to support up to two terabytes of data.
Geometry, Hard Drive
Hard drive geometry is the set of physical
characteristics that belongs to a particular drive,
specifically:
• The number of platters and cylinders
• The number of tracks per cylinder
• The number of sectors per track, and
• The size of each sector (in bytes)
IDE (Integrated DriveElectronics)
An electronic interface used for transferring data
between a computer and the computer's hard drive.
Most new computers use an advanced version of
IDE called Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
(EIDE).
Large
Also called Extended CHS (ECHS) in some BIOS
versions, Large is a BIOS translation mode that
extends the 504 MB drive size barrier of the
standard CHS mode to 4.2 GB.
LBA (Logical Block Addressing)
A translation mode that converts the cylinder, head,
and sector specifications of a hard drive into logical
addresses that can be processed by the BIOS. LBA
supports drives up to 32 GB or larger depending
upon the limitations of the BIOS. To use, it must be
supported by both the BIOS and the drive.
Master Drive, Logicube Omniclone Xi™
The hard drive from which the Logicube Omniclone
Xi™ is copying data to the Target drive. The Master
drive is commonly the one placed inside the
Logicube Omniclone Xi™.
Not to be confused with IDE Master/Single Drive.