Bios Features Setup - IBM Mother Board 486F39X User Manual

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There are five categories of information you must enter when you select
type "USER". The hard disk manufacture's documentation should
provide you with the information needed.
Cyl : This is the number of cylinders found in the specified drive type.
Hd : This is the number of head found in the specified drive type.
Wp : Wpcom is the read delay circuitry which takes into account the
timing differences between the inner and outer edges of the surface
of the disk platter. The number designates the starting cylinder of
the signal.
LZ : L-Zone is the landing zones of the heads.
This number determines the cylinder location where the heads will
normally park when the system is shut down.
Sec : The number of sector on the hard drive.
Size(MB) : This is the formatted capacity of the drive based on the
following formula:
(# of heads) x (# of cylinders) x(# of sectors)x(512 bytes/sec)
You must select type "SCSI" instead of "Not installed' for a SCSI hard
disk.
After completing Standard setup, press <Esc> to exit from Standard
sub-menu to Setup Menu.
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