Matrox 4Sight-II Installation And Hardware Reference page 111

Important
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CHS format section
LBA format section
- CD-ROM
- Other ATAPI
- User
It is strongly recommended that you choose the Auto setting when configuring
your IDE devices. This prevents various drive errors caused by incorrect BIOS
settings.
• Cylinders:
This item allows you to enter the number of cylinders present on your device.
• Heads:
This item allows you to enter the number of heads on your device.
• Sectors:
This item allows you to enter the number of sectors per track on your device.
• Maximum Capacity:
This item reports the maximum capacity of your device, based on the number of
cylinders, heads, and sectors reported. This number should equal the value
provided by the manufacturer's specifications.
• Total Sectors:
This item reports the total number of sectors of your device.
• Maximum Capacity:
This item reports the maximum capacity of your device, based on the total number
of sectors found.
1.If your storage device has a capacity equal to or greater than 8.455 Gbytes, it will not
use CHS addressing to exchange data with your unit. Therefore, you will not be
required or be able to specify the number of cylinders, heads, and sectors.
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