56
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.
HDD Low Level Format
The Low Level Format utility is designed as a tool to save you time
formatting your hard disk. It automatically looks for the necessary infor-
mation 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.
Hard Disk Low Level Format Utility
SELECT DRIVE
BAD TRACK LIST
PREFORMAT
Current select drive is : C
DRIVE : C CYLINDER : 0 HEAD : 0
NO. CYLS. HEAD
Primary Master
Primary Slave
Secondary Master
Secondary Slave
Up/Down-Select item
ENTER-Accept
ESC-Exit/Abort
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SIZE
345
0
0
0
CYLS
790
0
0
0
HEAD
15
0
0
0
PRECOMP
65535
0
0
0
LANDZ
789
0
0
0
SECTOR
57
0
0
0
MODE
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
:
:
:
:
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.
