User guide

66 CommPlete Series 4000 Server SBC, Model IPC-551
Award BIOS Setup
ROM / PCI / ISA BIOS (2A59FP6C)
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Note: Some OSes (like SCO-UNIX) must use Normal for installation
Esc: Skip
Primary Master :( Mb)
Primary Slave :
Secondary Master :
Secondary Slave
:
CYLS.
0
HEADS
0
PRECOMP
0
LANDZONE
0
SECTORS
0
MODE
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Select Secondary Slave Option (N=Skip) :N
Option
2(Y)
1
3
Size
540
541
540
Cyls
524
1049
524
Heads
32
16
32
Precomp
0
65535
65535
Landzone
1048
1048
1048
Sectors
63
63
63
Mode
LBA
Normal
LARGE
Figure 5-9: IDE HDD Auto Detection Screen
Generally speaking, hard disk drives are categorized by size as follows:
Normal: HDD Size < 528MB
LBA: 528MB< HDD Size < 8.4 GB
Large: HDD Size > 8.4GB
If you specify a sub-standard mode for a hard disk drive when
formatting, part of the drive will remain unformatted and therefore
inaccessible. For example, if you format a 4GB hard disk drive as a
Normal drive, only 528MB would be formatted and nearly 3.5GB would
be unusable.
Auto Detection
The BIOS Setup will display all the possible modes that are supported
by the HDD including NORMAL, LBA, & LARGE. The user can select
the appropriate mode.
HDD Mode
The Award BIOS supports 3 HDD mode: NORMAL, LBA, & LARGE
NORMAL mode: