The use of "Header size in sectors:"

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Han
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Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:24 pm

Could somebody explain this setting? What is it for? Is it related with the "Use file system buffering" setting? How do I determine the value to type here?

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Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:53 am

If you're using "alien" disk images (like the ones you still have from the WinTarget) you may make StarWind ignore some initial offset (where WinTarget f.e. writes his system information).
Han wrote:Could somebody explain this setting? What is it for? Is it related with the "Use file system buffering" setting? How do I determine the value to type here?

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Han Valk.
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Han
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Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:12 am

So I can check "Use file system buffering", which should speed things up, and leave "Header size in sectors:" untouched?
anton (staff) wrote:If you're using "alien" disk images (like the ones you still have from the WinTarget) you may make StarWind ignore some initial offset (where WinTarget f.e. writes his system information).
Han wrote:Could somebody explain this setting? What is it for? Is it related with the "Use file system buffering" setting? How do I determine the value to type here?

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Han Valk.
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Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:21 am

Yes. And we'll hide this control in the future versions.
Han wrote:So I can check "Use file system buffering", which should speed things up, and leave "Header size in sectors:" untouched?
anton (staff) wrote:If you're using "alien" disk images (like the ones you still have from the WinTarget) you may make StarWind ignore some initial offset (where WinTarget f.e. writes his system information).
Han wrote:Could somebody explain this setting? What is it for? Is it related with the "Use file system buffering" setting? How do I determine the value to type here?

Regards,
Han Valk.
Regards,
Anton Kolomyeytsev

Chief Technology Officer & Chief Architect, StarWind Software

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