User`s guide

BIOS setup and menus
6/6 FT1200 HANDBOOK
Floppy Options Submenu
Feature Options Description
Diskette A: Disabled
1.2 MB, 5¼″
720 KB, 3½″
1.44/1.25 MB, 3½″ (default)
2.88 MB, 3½″
Specifies the capacity and physical size of
diskette drive A.
Diskette B: Disabled (default)
1.2 MB, 5¼″
720 KB, 3½″
1.44/1.25 MB, 3½″
2.88 MB, 3½″
Specifies the capacity and physical size of
diskette drive B.
Floppy Write Protect Disabled (default)
Enabled
Disables or enables write protect for the
diskette drive(s).
IDE Device Configuration Submenus
Feature Options Description
Type None
ATAPI Removable
CD-ROM
User
Auto (default)
Specifies the IDE configuration mode for IDE devices.
User enables the cylinders, heads, and sectors fields to
be changed.
Auto automatically fills in the values for the cylinders,
heads, and sectors fields.
Cylinders
1 to XXXX
Specifies number of disk cylinders.
Heads 1 to 16 Specifies number of disk heads.
Sectors 1 to 64 Specifies number of disk sectors.
Maximum Capacity No options Reports the maximum capacity for the hard disk.
Value calculated from number of cylinders, heads, and
sectors.
Multi-Sector Transfers Disabled
2 Sectors
4 Sectors
8 Sectors
16 Sectors (default)
Specifies number of sectors per block for transfers
from the hard drive to memory.
Check the hard drive’s specifications for optimum
setting.
LBA Mode Control Disabled
Enabled (default)
Enables or disables logical block addressing (LBA) in
place of the Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors fields.
CAUTION
Changing the LBA Mode Control after a hard drive has
been formatted can corrupt data on the drive.