Manual for Advance 5/133E
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IDE HDD Auto Detection
The Enhanced IDE features are included in all Award BIOS. Below is a brief description of
these features.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69KQ10)
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master:
Select Primary Master Option (N=Skip): N
OPTION SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR
MODE
2(Y)
541 525
32
0
1049
67
LBA
1
541 1050
16
65535
1049
63
NORMAL
3
541 525
32
65535
1049
63
LARG
Note: Some OSes (like SCO-UNIX) must use “ NORMAL” for installation
Figure-11 IDE HDD Auto Detection Menu
1. Setup Changes
With auto-detection
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BIOS setup will display all possible modes supported by the HDD
including NORMAL, LBA and LARGE.
•
If HDD does not support LBA modes, no “ LBA” option will be shown.
•
If number of physical cylinder is less than or equal to 1024, “ LARGE”
option may not be shown.
•
Users can select their appropriate mode .
With Standard CMOS Setup
CYLS HEADS
PRECOMP
LAND SECTOR MODE
ZONE
Drive C: User(516MB) 1120
16 65535
1119
59
Normal
Drive D: None(203MB) 684 16 65535
685
38
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When HDD type is set as “ user” , the “ MODE” option will be available for users
to select their own HDD mode.
Award BIOS Description
