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It is a good article and found helpful one. But I am wondering on the formula given to calculate absolute sector whether it is

absolute sector = (logical sector / sectors per track) + 1

or

absolute sector = (logical sector MOD sectors per track) + 1

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RE: Good Article by VnutZ :: NR10

>absolute sector = (logical sector / sectors per track) + 1
>or
>absolute sector = (logical sector MOD sectors per track) + 1

Good question. x86 Assembly Language integer functions are the equivalent of a division operation where you will lose the remainder (actually saved into another register). Thus, I had written the equation under the assumption that the math would take place in integer form because I was not using the floating point unit.

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