Abit VL6 User Manual page 33

Introduction of the BIOS
enabling the LBA mode to support hard disk drive capacities exceeding 8.4GB.
Large Mode:
When the number of cylinders (CYLs) of the hard disk exceeds 1024 and DOS is not
able to support it, or if your operating system does not support LBA mode, you should
select this mode.
Capacity:
This item auto displays your HDD size. Note that this size is usually slightly greater than the
size given by a disk checking program of a formatted disk.
All the items below are available when you set the item Primary IDE Master to Manual.
Cylinder:
When disks are placed directly above one another along the shaft, the circular vertical
"slice" consisting of all the tracks located in a particular position is called a cylinder. You
can set the number of cylinders for a HDD. The minimum number you can enter is 0, the
maximum number you can enter is 65536.
Head:
This is the tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to create and read back the
magnetic patterns on the disk (also called the read/write head). You can configure the
number of read/write heads. The minimum number you can enter is 0, the maximum number
you can enter is 255.
Precomp:
The minimum number you can enter is 0, the maximum number you can enter is 65536.
Setting a value of 65536 means no hard disk exists.
Landing Zone:
This is a non-data area on the disk's inner cylinder where the heads can rest when the power
is turned off. The minimum number you can enter is 0, the maximum number you can enter
is 65536.
Sector:
The minimum segment of track length that can be assigned to stored data. Sectors usually
are grouped into blocks or logical blocks that function as the smallest units of data permit.
You can configure this item to sectors per track. The minimum number you can enter is 0,
the maximum number you can enter is 255.
Driver A & Driver B:
If you have installed the floppy disk drive here, then you can select the type of floppy drive
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