LBA LastModified: Monday, August 16, 2004
(pronounced as separate letters) Short for logical block addressing, a method used with SCSI and IDE disk drives to translate the cylinder, head, and sector specifications of the drive into addresses that can be used by an enhanced BIOS. LBA is used with drive's that are larger than 504 MB.
Hard Disk BIOS Translation Modes Detailed description of the various types of BIOS translation that are used in modern PCs. Includes sections on normal/standard CHS mode, Extended CHS/large mode, Logical Block Addressing (LBA), a comparison of translation modes, and caveats on changing translation modes and transferring hard disks between PCs. This page is from "The PC Guide."	related categories: Disk Drives related terms: cylinder DDO disk drive head sector Shopping LBA Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Watches 12 Store Offers Nutrition 0 Store Offers Clothing 10 Store Offers Laptop Accessories 4 Store Offers Kitchen 9 Store Offers