Epson DM-M820, Technical Reference Manual

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5-22 BIOS Functions Rev. I
3) FDD, display
The items related to the FDD, display, and error that halt at boot-up are as follows.
Landing
Zone ----- This item indicates the head fixed track number for the connection device.
The following differences will occur, depending on the device detection
method used.
Auto:
The value obtained by the device is displayed.
Manual: The user can set the value within a range of 0-65,535 only when the
access method is set as “CHS”. (When connecting a device for which
there is no particular value specified, the number “1” is specified as
the maximum number of cylinders).
Sector ----- This item indicates the number of sectors for the connection device. The
following differences will occur, depending on the device detection method
used.
Auto:
The value obtained by the device is displayed.
Manual: The user can set the value within a range of 0-255 only when the
access method is set as “CHS”.
Item Options Fail-Safe default Optimized default
Drive A None
360KB, 5.25 in.
1.2MB, 5.25 in.
720KB, 3.5 in.
1.44MB, 3.5 in.
2.88MB, 3.5 in. None 1.44 M, 3.5 in.
Video EGA/VGA
CGA40
CGA80
MONO EGA/VGA EGA/VGA
Halt On All Errors
No Errors
All,But Keyboard
All,But Diskette
All,But Disk/Key All,But Keyboard All,But Keyboard
Item Options Notice