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Where do I find the Cylinder, Heads, and Sector (CHS) information for my Hitachi Global Storage Technologies hard drive?

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Where do I find the Cylinder, Heads, and Sector (CHS) information for my Hitachi Global Storage Technologies hard drive?

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CHS has an inherent limitation of 8.4 GB, which means no matter how it is calculated, it will never exceed 8.4 GB. Because of that limitation, CHS is not used on drives larger than 8.4 GB. In place of CHS, Logical Block Addressing (LBA) has been implemented as the latest standard used to define the capacity of a drive. Current LBA specifications (48-bit addressing) allow for capacities of up to 144 PB (petabytes). If you are looking for CHS information because you are having problems with your drive not being detected or accessing your drive, please contact the Support Center for troubleshooting assistance.