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The following table describes the parameters found in these
submenus. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings.
Parameter
Description
Device
Lets you specify the type of hard
Detection
disk installed in your system. If
Mode
you want BIOS to automatically
configure your hard disk, select
Auto
disk type, you can enter the
setting manually.
Setting this parameter also sets
the Cylinder, Head, Sector, and
Size parameters.
Device Type
Display the type of device
installed.
Cylinder
Specifies your hard disk's
number of cylinders, and is
automatically set depending on
your Type parameter setting.
Head
Specifies your hard disk's
number of heads, and is
automatically set depending on
your Type parameter setting.
Sector
Specifies your hard disk's
number of sectors, and is
automatically set depending on
your Type parameter setting.
Size
Specifies the size of your hard
disk, in MB, and is
automatically set depending on
your type parameter setting.
Hard Disk
Set to "Auto" under DOS and
LBA Mode
Windows. Set to "Disabled"
under Novell Netware and Unix.
. If you know your hard
Options
Auto, None, or
User. The User
setting allows you
to enter your
settings manually
if you know your
hard disk type.
The Auto setting
also sets the
Cylinder, Head,
Sector, and Size
parameters.
Auto or Disabled
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