Aaeon MB-662 User Manual page 59

selecting the drive type are available:
1.Match the specifications of your installed IDE hard drive(s) with
the preprogrammed values for drive types 1 through 45.
2.Select USER and enter values into each drive parameter field.
3.Use the IDE HDD AUTO DECTECTION function in Setup.
Here is a brief explanation of drive specifications:
•Type
:The BIOS contains a table of pre-defined drive types.
•Size
: Disk drive capacity (approximate). Note that this size is
• Cyls
:Number of cylinders
• Head
• Precomp
• Landz
• Sector
Mode
•
- Auto
- Normal
- Large
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Each defined drive type has a specified number of
cylinders, number of heads, write precompensation
factor, landing zone, and number of sectors. Drives
whose specifications do not accommodate any pre-
defined type are classified as type USER.
usually slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk
given by a disk-checking program.
: Number of heads
: Write precompensation cylinder
: Landing zone
: Number of sectors
: Auto, Normal, large, or LBA
: The BIOS automatically determines the optimal mode.
: Maximum number of cylinders, heads, and sectors
supported are 1024, 16, and 63.
: For drives that do not support LBA and have more
than 1024 cylinders.