Defining Your Own Drive Type - Epson ActionNote User Manual

Defining Your Own Drive Type

If the parameters for your hard disk (listed in its
documentation) do not match either of the types listed by
SETUP, you can define your own type. Follow these steps:
1. With the cursor on the drive you are defining, press
2. Press
Enter the appropriate values for these parameters or
3.
press
Drive type options
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CYLS
HEADS
SECTORS
PRECOMP
LANDZONE
Press
documentation for the correct value if the SETUP program
does not accept a value you've typed.
SETUP provides the hard disk size based on the other values
you entered.
2-10 Running SETUP
until you see Type
to move the cursor into the parameter fields.
to scroll through the available options.
or
Description
The number of cylinders on the drive
The number of read/write heads in the drive
The number of sectors on the drive
The precompensation cylinder
The landing zone (the area on which the computer
parks the heads)
after typing each number. Check your drive
49.
or