Specifications

Configuring the BIOS Setup
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The hard disk you are using may have parameters larger than the allowable
maximum. If the number of cylinders for your drive is greater than the maximum
allowable number, you may have to use 1023 cylinders which will limit the usable
size of the drive. However, most IDE drives support universal translation mode. If
the drive you are using supports this mode and the actual parameters are greater than
the allowable maximum, divide the actual number of cylinders by 2 and multiply the
actual number of heads by 2. That is, each sector is addressed as an absolute
sequential sector number. Since the drive converts the sector data to an absolute
number, these "false" cylinder and head numbers will still allow the full capacity of
the drive to be used. The example on the next page shows how this is done.
Example:
Actual
parameters
Conversion
factor
Numbers
to Use
Cylinders 1350 divide by 2 675
Heads 5
multiply by
2 10
Sectors 32 (none) 32
Total
Sectors 216,000 216,000
After the fixed disk(s) have been configured, press F10 to save the data or ESC to
ignore the changes. In either case you will be returned to the main setup screen.
Follow the instructions on the screen to save and exit or ignore changes and exit.