Configuring the System 3-9
Main Menu Items
Menu Item
Settings (default is bold)
Type
Auto, None, CD-ROM, IDE Removable,
ATAPI Removable, Other ATAPI, or User
When set to Auto, the values for Cylinders,
Heads, Sectors, and Maximum Capacity are
displayed but are read only.
When set to Auto, the BIOS detects what the
drive is capable of, not the translation
mechanism that was used to format the drive.
If a drive is run in a mode other than the
mode in which it was partitioned and
formatted, unpredictable results may occur,
including data loss.
When set to None, informs the system to
ignore this drive.
When set to CD-ROM, IDE Removable,
ATAPI Removable, or Other ATAPI, allows
the manual entry of all fields described next.
When set to User, allows the manual entry of
all fields described next.
CHS Format (label field only)
Cylinders
When Type is Auto, value in the Cylinders
field is auto-detected and field is read only.
Heads
When Type is Auto, value in Heads field is
auto-detected and field is read only.
Sectors
When Type is Auto, value in Sectors field is
auto-detected and field is read only.
Maximum Capacity
xxxx MB
LBA Format (label field only)
Total Sectors
xxxxxxxx total sectors
Maximum Capacity
xxxx MB
