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AWARD BIOS Description
IDE HDD Auto Detection
The Enhanced IDE features was included in all Award BIOS. Below is a brief
description of these features.
HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master:
Option Size
Cyls Heads Precomp Landzone Sectors
2(Y)
541
525
1
541
1050 16
3
541
525
Note:
Some OSes (like SCO-UNIX) must use "NORMAL" for installation
Figure-10 IDE HDD Auto Detection Menu
1. Setup Changes
With auto-detection
•
BIOS setup will display all possible modes supported by the HDD
including NORMAL, LBA and LARGE.
•
If HDD does not support the LBA modes, no "LBA" option will be shown.
•
If number of physical cylinders is less than or equal to 1024,"LARGE"
option may not be shown.
•
Users can select their appropriate mode
With Standard CMOS Setup
Drive C: User(516MB) 1120
Drive D: None(203MB) 684
When HDD type is in "user" type, the "MODE" option will be opened for
user to select their own HDD mode.
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ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69KQ19)
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Select Primary Master Option (N=Skip): N
32
0
65535 1049
32
65535 1049
ESC: Skip
CYLS HEADS PRECOMP LAND SECTOR
16
65535
16
65535
Mode
1049
67
LBA
63
NORMAL
63
LARGE
.
ZONE
1119
59
685
38
MODE
Normal
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