> Notice that the 8060926 sectors the disk has in LBA mode is more than > 3935 * 64 * 32 = 8058880, so there are 2046 more sectors in LBA > mode than in CHS mode. > > Assuming 63 sectors per track instead and ignoring cylinder and head > count gives a spill of 13 sectors. I would have guessed Windows > used the classical fake geometry of 16383/16/63, and maybe it is: > if it also does not need to place partitions on cylinder > boundaries it all adds up. >
Excellent! I did not notice that. I think we have succeeded in completely explaining this issue now.