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w w Primary/Secondary Drive type
This category identifies the types of hard disk drives that have been in-
stalled in the computer. There are 46 predefined types and a user definable
type.
Press PgUp or PgDn to select a numbered hard disk type or type a number
and press <Enter>. Note that the specifications of your drive must match
with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter
improper information for this category. If your hard disk type is not listed,
you can Type User to define your own drive manually.
If you select Type User, you will be asked to enter the following info. Enter
the parameters directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. The hard
disk information should be provided in the documentation from the hard disk
vendor or the system manufacturer.
CYLS
HEADS
PRECOMP
LANDZONE
SECTORS
Mode Normal
Access mode for IDE drives under 528MB
Mode LBA
Access mode for EIDE drives over 528MB
Mode Large
Access mode for IDE drives over 528MB that don't
support LBA
If a SCSI hard disk has been installed or you have a CD-ROM/Tape
drive connected to an IDE channel, select NONE and press<Enter>.
w w Drive A type/Drive B type
This category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or B, that
have been installed in your computer.
N o n e
No floppy drive installed
360K, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity
1.2M,5.25
in.
5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte capacity
720K, 3.5 in.
3-1/2
inch
1.44M, 3.5 in. 3-1/2
inch
2.88M, 3.5 in. 3-1/2
inch
S1662-AT-001 http://www.tyan.com
number of cylinders
number of heads
written precom
landing zone
number of sectors
double-sided
drive;
720
double-sided
drive;
1.44
double-sided
drive;
2.88
24
kilobyte
capacity
megabyte
capacity
megabyte
capacity
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