Acer M9N System User Manual page 52

If desired, you can save the values under the option
IDE Drive 0 (xx MB) ... [User]
The next time you boot the system, the BIOS utility does not have to
auto-configure your IDE drive as it detects the saved disk information
during POST.
We recommend that you copy the IDE disk
drive values and keep them in a safe place in
case you have to reconfigure the disk in the
future.
Follow the same procedure to auto-configure other IDE drives.
Selecting the "User" Option
There are cases when you cannot use the option
have to select .
User
installed an hard disk that was previously formatted but does not use
the disk native parameters or structure, that is, the disk type may be
in the hard disk types list but the number of cylinders, heads, and
sectors differ.
Follow these steps to configure a hard disk with the
1. Highlight an hard disk parameter.
2. Select the option User
3. Type in the number of cylinders, heads, and sectors of the drive
under the appropriate columns.
Be sure to have the correct hard disk
information beforehand.
BIOS Utility
Cylinder Head Sector
xx
Choose the option when you have
User
and press .
User .
xx xx
Auto , instead you
User option:
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