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WinBIOS Setup
Click on PIO Mode to select the IDE Programmed I/O mode. PIO
programming also works with ATAPI CD-ROM drives. The settings are Auto,
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Click on Auto to allow AMIBIOS to automatically find the
PIO mode that the IDE drive being configured uses. If you select 0-5, you must
make absolutely certain that you are selecting the PIO mode supported by the
IDE drive being configured.
Configuring a CD-ROM drive
Select the appropriate drive icon (Pri Master, Pri Slave, Sec Master, or Sec
Slave). Choose the Type parameter and select CDROM. You can boot the
computer from a CD-ROM drive. You can also choose Auto and let AMIBIOS
automatically set the correct drive parameters.
Hard disk drive type
7
Refer to Table 7-6 for hard disk drive type information.
Type
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
7-10
Table 7-6. Hard drive type information
Cylinders
Heads
306
4
128
615
4
300
615
6
300
940
8
512
940
6
512
615
4
65535
462
8
256
733
5
65535
900
15
65535
820
3
65535
855
5
65535
855
7
65535
306
8
128
733
7
65535
Write
Landing
Sector
Zone
305
17
615
17
615
17
940
17
940
17
615
17
511
17
733
17
901
17
820
17
855
17
855
17
319
17
733
17
Capacity
10 MB
20 MB
31 MB
62 MB
47 MB
20 MB
31 MB
30 MB
112 MB
20 MB
35 MB
50 MB
20 MB
43 MB
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