MVBX2-X User’s Manual
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drive specifications.
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Enter the specifications yourself manually by using the “User” option.
The entries for specifying the hard disk type include
CYLS
(number of cylinders),
HEAD
(number of read/write heads),
PRECOMP
(write precompensation),
LANDZ
(landing zone),
SECTOR
(number of sectors) and
MODE
. The
SIZE
field automatically adjusts according
to the configuration you specify. The documentation that comes with your hard disk should
provide you with the information regarding the drive specifications.
The
MODE
entry is for IDE hard disks only, and can be ignored for
MFM
and
ESDI
drives.
This entry provides three options: Normal, Large, LBA, or Auto (see below). Set
MODE
to
the Normal for IDE hard disk drives smaller than 528MB; set it to LBA for drivers over
528MB that support Logical Block Addressing (LBA) to allow larger IDE hard disks; set it to
Large for drives over 528MB that do not support LBA. Large type of drive can only be used
with
MS-DOS
and is very uncommon. Most IDE drives over 528MB support the LBA mode.
Auto detection of hard disks on bootup
For each field: Primary Master, Primary Slave, Secondary Master, and Secondary Slave,
you can select Auto under the TYPE and MODE fields. This will enable auto detection of
your IDE hard disk during bootup. This will allow you to change your hard disks (with the
power off) and then power on without having to reconfigure your hard disk type. If you use
older hard disks that do not support this feature, then you must configure the hard disk in
the standard method as described earlier by the “User” option.
Drive A / Drive B
These fields record the types of floppy disk drives installed in your system. The available
options for drives A and B are: 360KB, 5.25in; 1.2MB, 5.25in; 720KB, 3.5in.; 1.44MB, 3.5
in; 2.88MB, 3.5 in; None.
To enter the configuration value for a particular drive, highlight its corresponding field and
then select the drive type using the left- or right-arrow keys.
Video
Set this field to the type of video display card installed in your system. The options are EGA/
VGA, CGA 49, CGA 80, and Mono (for Hercules or MDA).
If you are using a VGA or any higher resolution card, choose EGA/VGA.
Halt On
This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Choose from All
Errors; No Errors; All, But Keyboard, All, But Diskette; and All, But Disk/Key.
