Standard setup
If your computer accepts the full capacity of the new drive, System
Setup must be configured to recognize the drive. Some comput-
ers automatically detect the new drive and configure System
Setup. This section tells you how to manually configure System
Setup. When the setup is complete, partition and format the drive.
1. Turn the computer on.
2. Enter System Setup. (Refer to your computer user’s guide.
System Setup may be called Setup, BIOS Setup or CMOS
Setup.)
3. Find the hard disc configuration in the System Setup screen.
4. Select a drive type that matches the drive translation geometry
for your drive as shown in the table.
Model
CHKDSK
Mbytes
2
Translation geometry
CMOS
(Setup)
Mbytes
3
Cyl
Heads
Sectors
per track
ST5540A
541.9
1,050
16
63
517
ST5851A
854.6
1,656
16
63
815
ST51080A
1,083.8
2,100
16
63
1,034
ST51270A
1,282.4
2,485
16
63
1,223
Note. CHKDSK and CMOS capacities are approximations.
The capacities your computer reports may vary slightly.
2. One Mbyte equals 1,000,000 bytes.
3. One Mbyte equals 1,048,576 bytes.
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Medalist SL Family Installation Guide, November 1995
