The Fixed Disk Setup Option; Defining Your Own Drive Type - Epson EL 486UC+ User Manual

The Fixed Disk Setup Option

The Fixed Disk Setup options define the types of hard disk
drives you installed in your system. When you select this
option, you see the Fixed Disk Setup screen. From this screen,
select F i x e d D i s k 0 C o n t r o l o r F i x e d D i s k 1
C o n t r o l .
Your computer comes with a hard disk auto-sensing feature.
Enter
Press
highlighted. The system detects the type of hard disk drive and
fills in the remaining fields on the screen.
If you are using an older drive or a preformatted drive, it may
not support the auto-sensing feature. If you press
the Autotype Fixed Diskoption ishighlighted and the
drive parameters do not match your drive, check Appendix A
to see if your drive's parameters are included in the hard disk
drive table. If not, you need to define your own drive type or
reformat the disk. See the next section for instructions on how
to define your own drive type.

Defining Your Own Drive Type

If the parameters for your hard disk do not match the
parameters detected by the auto-sensing feature, or if you want
to use your drive with parameters other than the defaults, you
can define your own type. (See Appendix A for a list of
predefined hard disk drive types and their parameters.)
To define your own drive type, follow these steps:
Move the cursor to Type and select User.
1.
2. Type the values in each field that are appropriate for your
hard disk drive.
3. When you exit SETUP, make sure you save your changes.
when the Autotype Fixed Disk option is
Running the SETUP Program
Enter
when
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