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1If you are going to actually install some portion of FreeBSD on a
2drive then PLEASE BE VERY CERTAIN that the Geometry reported in the
1If you are going to actually install some portion of FreeBSD on a
2drive then PLEASE BE VERY CERTAIN that the Geometry reported in the
3Partition Editor (see Installation Menu) is the correct one for your
4drive and controller combination!
3Partition Editor is the correct one for your drive and controller
4combination!
5
6IDE drives often have a certain geometry set during the PC BIOS setup,
7or (in the case of larger IDE drives) have their geometry "remapped"
8by either the IDE controller or a special boot-sector translation
9utility such as that by OnTrack Systems. In these cases, knowing the
10correct geometry gets even more complicated as it's not something you
11can easily tell by looking at the drive or the PC BIOS setup. The
12best way of verifying that your geometry is being correctly calculated

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6IDE drives often have a certain geometry set during the PC BIOS setup,
7or (in the case of larger IDE drives) have their geometry "remapped"
8by either the IDE controller or a special boot-sector translation
9utility such as that by OnTrack Systems. In these cases, knowing the
10correct geometry gets even more complicated as it's not something you
11can easily tell by looking at the drive or the PC BIOS setup. The
12best way of verifying that your geometry is being correctly calculated

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