Computer Setup-Storage - HP Compaq 6000 Pro Maintenance & Service Manual

Computer Setup—Storage
NOTE: Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware
configuration.
Table 3-3
Option
Device
Configuration
12 Chapter 3 Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Computer Setup—Storage
Description
Lists all installed BIOS-controlled storage devices.
When a device is selected, detailed information and options are displayed. The following options
may be presented:
Hard Disk: Size, model, firmware, serial number, connector color, SMART, emulation type.
Emulation type has the following choices:
●
None (prevents BIOS data accesses and disables it as a boot device)
●
Hard Disk (treated as a hard disk)
Translation Mode (ATA disks only)
Lets you select the translation mode to be used for the device. This enables the BIOS to access disks
partitioned and formatted on other systems and may be necessary for users of older versions of
UNIX (e.g., SCO UNIX version 3.2). Options are Automatic, Bit-Shift, LBA Assisted, User, and Off.
User mode allows you to specify the parameters (logical cylinders, heads, and sectors per track)
used by the BIOS to translate disk I/O requests (from the operating system or an application) into
terms the hard drive can accept. Logical cylinders may not exceed 1024. The number of heads may
not exceed 256. The number of sectors per track may not exceed 63. These fields are only visible
and changeable when the drive translation mode is set to User.
CAUTION: Ordinarily, the translation mode selected automatically by the BIOS should not be
changed. If the selected translation mode is not compatible with the translation mode that was
active when the disk was partitioned and formatted, the data on the disk will be inaccessible.
CD-ROM: Model, firmware, serial number, connector color. No emulation options available.
Default Values (ATA disks only)
SATA Defaults
Translation Mode (ATA disks only)
Lets you select the translation mode to be used for the device. This enables the BIOS to access disks
partitioned and formatted on other systems and may be necessary for users of older versions of
UNIX (e.g., SCO UNIX version 3.2). Options are Automatic, Bit-Shift, LBA Assisted, User, and Off.
User mode allows you to specify the parameters (logical cylinders, heads, and sectors per track)
used by the BIOS to translate disk I/O requests (from the operating system or an application) into
terms the hard drive can accept. Logical cylinders may not exceed 1024. The number of heads may
not exceed 256. The number of sectors per track may not exceed 63. These fields are only visible
and changeable when the drive translation mode is set to User.
CAUTION: Ordinarily, the translation mode selected automatically by the BIOS should not be
changed. If the selected translation mode is not compatible with the translation mode that was
active when the disk was partitioned and formatted, the data on the disk will be inaccessible.