/// <summary>
/// Translates an IDE (aka Physical) geometry to a BIOS (aka Logical) geometry.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="capacity">The capacity of the disk, required if the geometry is an approximation on the actual disk size</param>
/// <param name="translation">The translation to perform</param>
/// <returns>The translated disk geometry</returns>
public Geometry TranslateToBios(long capacity, GeometryTranslation translation)
{
if (capacity <= 0)
{
capacity = TotalSectors * 512L;
}
switch (translation)
{
case GeometryTranslation.None:
return(this);
case GeometryTranslation.Auto:
if (IsBiosSafe)
{
return(this);
}
else
{
return(Geometry.LbaAssistedBiosGeometry(capacity));
}
case GeometryTranslation.Lba:
return(Geometry.LbaAssistedBiosGeometry(capacity));
case GeometryTranslation.Large:
return(Geometry.LargeBiosGeometry(this));
default:
throw new ArgumentException(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "Translation mode '{0}' not yet implemented", translation), "translation");
}
}
