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HDD Low Level Format
The HDD Low Level Format utility is designed as a tool to save you
time formatting your hard disk. It automatically looks for the necessary
information of the drive you selected. This utility also searches for bad
tracks and lists them for your reference. Highlight this option and press
<Enter>. A screen similar to the one below will appear.
Maximum HDD size:
no. Cylinders
(1024)
x no. Heads
( 32)
x no. Sectors
( 63)
x bytes per sector
( 512)
1 gigabyte
Note:
To support LBA or Large mode, address translation software is included
in the Award BIOS HDD Sevice Routine (INT13h). If you are running an
operating system that bypasses the BIOS INT13 Service Routine, LBA
and Large Mode may fail.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Hard Disk Low Level Format Utility
SELECT DRIVE
BAD TRACK LIST
PREFORMED
Current select drive is : C
DRIVE: C CYLINDER: 0
HEAD: 0
Primary Master:
Primary Slave:
Secondary Master:
Secondary Slave:
SIZE
853
0
0
0
CYLS
1654
0
0
0
HEAD
16
0
0
0
RECOMP
65536
0
0
0
LANDZ
1653
0
0
0
SECTOR
63
0
0
0
MODE
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
Up/Down-Select item
ENTER-Accept
ESC-Exit/Abort
Copyright (C) Award Software, Inc. 1992-94 All Rights Reserved
No. CYLS HEAD
Warning:
Do not use this HDD Low Level Format feature for IDE hard drives.
They already have been low-level formatted at the factory. Do a high-
level format only for those drives. Refer to the manual that comes with
your operating system.
