User`s guide

Appendix B : Console User Interface

Disk Information, Continued

Name Description

Size This field displays the actual on disk size of the hard disk drive. This information is calculated by

the StorTrends NAS software.

Most hard disk manufacturers follow the metric conventions of Kilobyte, Megabyte, and Gigabytes

for specifying the drive capacity on their label and specifications (for example, 1000 B =1 KB,

1000 KB=1 MB and 1000 MB=1 GB) instead of the 1024 convention.

For example, given a manufacturer-specified 18.4 GB hard disk, the actual capacity reported by the

disk is 17930455KB = 17930455 *1024 = 18360785920 Bytes. This, if converted to metric

convention, results in the specified 18.36 GB capacity rounded up. Thus, the actual capacity of the

18.4 GB drive is displayed on this page as 17.1 GB.

Speed This field displays the stated speed of the hard disk drive. This information is provided by the hard

disk drive. If this information is not given by the hard disk drive, then the value for this field is

zero (0). Speed is rated in Revolutions Per Minute (RPM).

Manufacturer This field displays the stated manufacturer of the hard disk drive. This information is provided by

the hard disk drive. If this information is not given by the hard disk drive, then the value for this

field is zero (0).

Model This field displays the stated model of the hard disk drive. This information is provided by the hard

disk drive. If this information is not given by the hard disk drive, then the value for this field is

zero (0).

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