Options - Compaq Evo D310 MT Supplementary Manual

Computer Setup (Continued)
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Storage
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Support for Computer Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware
configuration.
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
Option
Device Configuration
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Options

Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
Description
Translation Parameters (IDE Disks only)
Allows you to specify the parameters (logical
cylinders, heads, and sectors per track) used
by the BIOS to translate disk I/O requests
(from the operating system or an application)
into terms the hard drive can accept. Logical
cylinders may not exceed 1024. The number
of heads may not exceed 256. The number of
sectors per track may not exceed 63. These
fields are only visible and changeable when
the drive translation mode is set to User.
Multisector Transfers (IDE ATA
devices only)
Specifies how many sectors are transferred
per multi-sector PIO operation. Options
(subject to device capabilities) are Disabled,
8, and 16.
Quiet Drive (This feature is supported on
select models only)
• Performance—Allows the drive to operate
at maximum performance.
• Quiet—Reduces noise from the drive
during operation. When set to Quiet, the
drive will not operate at maximum
performance.
✎
If the drive does not support Quiet mode,
the Quiet Drive option will not be
displayed.
Removable Media Boot
Enables/disables ability to boot the system
from removable media.
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