Specifications

BIOS P2-133A
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3. After pressing the [Enter] key (ROM password if the option was not used)
or current password (user-defined password), the user can change the
password and store new one in CMOS RAM. A maximum of 8 characters
can be entered.
4-9 IDE HDD Auto Detection
The “IDE HDD auto detection” utility is a very useful tool, especially when you do
not know which kind of hard disk type you are using. You can use this utility to detect
the correct disk type installed in the system automatically. But now you can set
HARD DISK TYPE to Auto in the STANDARD CMOS SETUP. You don’t need
the “IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION” utility. The BIOS will Auto-detect the hard
disk size and model on display during POST.
Figure 8: IDE HDD Auto Detection
NOTE: HDD Modes
The Award BIOS supports 3 HDD modes : NORMAL, LBA & LARGE NORMAL
mode
Generic access mode in which neither the BIOS nor the IDE controller will make
any transformations during accessing.
The maximum number of cylinders, head & sectors for NORMAL mode are.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A6LFPAB)
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEADS PRECOMP LANDZONE SECTORS MODE
Primary Master :
Select Secondary Slave Option (N=Skip) : N
OPTIONS SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
2 (Y) 4310 524 255 0 14847 63 LBA
1 4310 14848 9 65535 14847 63 NORMAL
3 4310 928 144 65535 14847 63 LARGE
Note: Some OSes (like SCO-UNIX) must use NORMAL for installation
ESC : Skip