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IDE channel, the first device is the “Master” and the second
device is “Slave”.
Hard disk Types from 1 to 45 are standard ones; Type “Auto” is
IDE HDD auto detection; Type “User” is user definable, and
Type “None” is not installed (e.g. SCSI).
There are six categories of information you must enter for a HDD:
“CYLS” (number of cylinders), “HEAD” (number of heads),
“PRECOMP” (write pre-compensation), “LANDZ” (landing zone),
“SECTOR” (number of sectors) and “MODE” (Normal, LBA,
LARGE and AUTO). The hard disk vendor’s or system
manufacturer’s documentation should provide you with the
information needed. The “MODE” option is for IDE hard disk
drives only. The “MODE” has four options: NORMAL, LBA,
LARGE and AUTO. Set MODE to NORMAL for IDE hard disk
drives smaller than 528MB. Set MODE to LBA for IDE hard disk
drives over 528MB which support Logical Block Addressing mode.
Set MODE to LARGE for IDE hard disk drives over 528MB which
do not support LBA mode. The LARGE type of drive is very
uncommon and can only be used under MS-DOS. Currently most
IDE hard disk drives over 528MB support LBA mode. Set MODE
to AUTO to enable auto detection of your IDE hard disk drive
during bootup.
Floppy Drive A and Floppy Drive B:
The options are: “360K,
5.25 in.”, “1.2M, 5.25in.”, “720K, 3.5in.”, “1.44M, 3.5in.”,
“2.88M, 3.5in.” and “None (Not Installed)”. Not Installed could
be used as an option for diskless workstations.
Floppy 3 Mode Support:
The options are “Disabled” (default),
“Drive A”, “Drive B” and “Both”. This is the Japanese standard
floppy drive which stores 1.2MB in a 3.5" diskette.
Chapter 3: BIOS Configuration
