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Chapter Three - Running BIOS Setup

Select Auto to automatically configure an IDE type drive. This option only works

with standard IDE drives. If your drive is an IDE type, it will be automatically

recognized and properly configured. If automatic detection is successful, the

correct values will be filled in for the remaining fields on this submenu.

If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it, select

None. Select CD-ROM if a CD-ROM is installed as the IDE Adapter 0 Master.

To configure a drive that is not an IDE type drive, select User. Manually enter the

number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for your drive. Refer to your

drive’s documentation or look on the drive if you need to obtain this information.

Select ATAPI Removable if the drive is an ATAPI type drive that supports high-

capacity storage diskettes that are compatible with 1.44 MB diskettes. This option

would be used in the event that you have swapped the FDD for an ATAPI type

removable drive (for example, an LS 120 drive).

Cylinders

This field configures the drive’s number of cylinders. Refer to your drive’s

documentation or look on the drive to determine the correct value to enter for this

field. If the system has successfully detected the drive automatically, there is no

need to adjust this field. To make changes to this field, the type field must be set

to User.

Heads

This field configures the drive’s number of read/write heads. Refer to your drive’s

documentation or look on the drive to determine the correct value to enter for this

field. If the system has successfully detected the drive automatically, there is no

need to adjust this field. To make changes to this field, the type field must be set

to User.

Sectors

This field configures the drive’s number of sectors per track. Refer to your drive’s

documentation or look on the drive to determine the correct value to enter for this

field. If the system has successfully detected the drive automatically, there is no

need to adjust this field. In order to make changes to this field, the type field must

be set to User.

Maximum Capacity

This field gives the maximum formatted capacity of the hard disk drive. This is a

display only field.

Multi-sector Transfers

This option sets the number of sectors per block to the highest number supported

by the drive. This field can also be set manually. Note that when this field is