Award 486F39X, User Manual

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Chapter 3: Software Guide
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Drive C: and Drive D: Hard disk types from 1 to 46
are
standard ones; type “User” is user definable, and Type “None”
is Not Installed (e.g. SCSI). You must enter the hard disk
parameters for each drive.
Note 1: For an IDE hard drive, you can use the auto-detection
utility in the main program screen to enter this
information.
Note 2: There are five categories of information you must enter
when you select type “User”. The hard disk
manufacturer’s documentation should provide you with
the information needed.
Cyl: This is the number of cylinders found in the
specified drive type.
Heads: This is the number of heads found in the
specified drive type.
WPcom: WPcom is the read delay circuitry which takes
into account the timing differences between the inner
and outer edges of the surface of the disk platter. The
number designates the starting cylinder of the signal.
L-Zone: LZone is the landing zones of the heads. This
number determines the cylinder location where the
heads will normally park when the system is shut down.
Capacity: This is the formatted capacity of the drive
based on the following formula:
(# of heads) x (# of cylinders) x (# of sectors) x (512
bytes/sec)
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