Ide Hdd Auto Detection - QDI BrillianX 8V Manual

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Award BIOS Description

IDE HDD Auto Detection

The Enhanced IDE features are 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:
Select Primary Master Option (N=Ski p ): N
OPTION SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ
2(Y)
541
525
1
541 1050
3
541
525
Note: Some OSes (l i ke SCO-UNIX) must use "NORMAL" for install a tion
Figure-11 IDE HDD Auto Detection Menu
1. S e t up C ha ng e s
With auto-detection
BIOS setup will display all possible modes supported by the HDD
including NORMAL, LBA and LARGE.
If HDD does not support LBA modes, no 'LBA' option will be shown.
If number of physical cylinder is less than or equal to 1024,'LARGE'
option may not be shown.
Users can select their appropriate mode .
With Standard CMOS Setup
CYLS HEADS PRECOMP LAND SECTOR
Drive C: User(516MB) 1120
Drive D: None(203MB)
684
When HDD type is in 'user' type, the 'MODE' option will be available for users to
select their own HDD mode.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69KQ10)
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
32
0
1049
16
65535
1049
32
65535
1049
ESC: Skip
ZONE
16
65535
1119
16
65535
685
M a nua l f or B r i l l i a nX 8V
SECTOR
MODE
67
LBA
63
NORMAL
63
LARG
MODE
59
Normal
38
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