program does not allow you to specify a custom drive type,
your drive may be able to emulate one of the predefined
drive types. Select a predefined drive type that has a
capacity as close as possible to, but not greater than, the
BIOS calculated capacity of your drive (as shown in the
table on page 5).
Note. If you emulate a drive type with a lower storage capacity
than your drive, you limit the effective capacity of your
drive. For example, a 350-Mbyte drive emulating a
300-Mbyte drive will be limited to 300 Mbytes of storage
capacity.
If you are not sure which drive type to select, try running
the FINDTYPE.EXE utility program. This program is avail-
able from Seagate’s Technical Support services (on the
SeaBOARD computer bulletin board). FindType compares
your drive’s geometry with all geometries supported by
your computer’s BIOS. FindType can also determine
whether an exact match exists between the drive geometry
and the system BIOS. If there is no match, FindType
selects the closest drive type supported by your computer’s
BIOS.
The system setup program may request information on the
drive’s write precomp or landing zone. However, you do
not need to enter any values, since your Seagate drive
does not use these parameters.
Caution. Write down the drive type that you have selected and
any drive specifications that you have entered. Keep
this information in a safe place. You will have to
re-enter this data if your CMOS battery fails.
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