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3.9
IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
1.
If your system has an IDE hard drive, you can use this utility to detect its parameters and
automatically enter them into the Standard CMOS Setup.
HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE
MODE
Primary Master:
OPTIONS
MODE
2(Y)
1
2
For IDE hard disk driver, the BIOS provide three modes to support both normal IDE hard
disk and also drivers large than 528MB, a short description of three modes as follows:
a. Normal mode:
b. Large mode:
c. LBA mode:
3.
This utility will autodetect as many as four IDE drivers.
ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A59GF51)
IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
CYLS HEAD PRECOMP
Select Primary Master Option (N=Skip):N
SIZE
CYLS HEAD PRECOMP
21
699
32
722
1399
16
721
699
32
For drivers small than 528MB
For drivers larger than 528MB that do not use LBA. There can
only be used with MS-Dos operating system.
For drivers larger than 528MB and upto 8.4GB that use logic
block addressing mode. Normally we recommend to select LBA
Mode if your HDD drivers large than 528MB.
LANDZ
LANDZ
0
1398
65535
1398
65535
1398
ESC : SKIP
INTEL PII
User's Guide
SECTOR
SECTOR
63
LBA
63
NORMAL
63
LARGE
39
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