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Large Mode
Large mode is the extended HDD access mode supported by the sys-
tem board. Some IDE HDDs have more than 1024 cylinders without
LBA support (in some cases, you may not want the LBA mode). This
system board provides another alternative to support these kinds of
HDDs.
The BIOS tells the operating system that the number of cylinders is half
the actual number and that the number of heads is double the actual
number. During disk access, the reverse conversion is done by the
INT13h routine.
Maximum HDD size:
Note:
To support LBA or Large mode, address translation software is included
in the Award BIOS HDD Service Routine (INT13h). If you are running
an operating system that bypasses the BIOS INT13 Service Routine,
LBA and Large Mode may fail.
HDD Low Level Format
The HDD Low Level Format utility is designed as a tool to save you
time formatting your hard disk. It automatically looks for the necessary
information of the drive you selected. This utility also searches for bad
tracks and lists them for your reference. Highlight this option and press
<Enter>. A screen similar to the one below will appear.
no. Cylinders
(1024)
x no. Heads
( 32)
x no. Sectors
( 63)
x bytes per sector
( 512)
1 gigabyte
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