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On small (<=8GB) drives, every track has the same number of sectors
The outside tracks are less densely packed with bits than inside tracks
ZBR allows a variable number of sectors/track
Enabled due to sophisticated electronics built into HDD controller
Allowed manufacturers to optimize the disk surface and build higher-capacity drives
CHS values no longer represent actual geometry
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