Defining your own drive type – Epson Epson User Manual

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Some older drives may not support the auto-sensing feature.

If the drive parameters sensed by the computer do not match

your drive, define your own drive type or reformat the disk.

You may also need to set the remaining options on the screen.

See the next section for instructions on defining your own drive

type.

The

Multi-Sector Transfers

option sets the number of

sectors per block that the hard disk uses in multiple sector

transfers. The auto-sensing feature sets this option

appropriately for your drive.

The

LBA Mode Control

option enables or disables ISA

logical block address control mode for each drive. Select

Enabled

if your drive is larger than 528MB and supports LBA

mode. If you have a large drive that does not support LBA

mode, you may not be able to use the drive’s full capacity. The

auto-sensing feature sets this option appropriately for your

drive.

The

32 Bit I/O

option enables the 32-bit I/O transfer rate

for data read from the disk. The auto-sensing feature sets this

option appropriately for your drive.

Defining your own drive type

If the parameters for your hard disk are not detected by the

auto-sensing feature, you must define your own drive type

To define your own drive type, follow these steps:

1. Move the cursor to

Type

and select User.

2.

Type the values in each field that are appropriate for your

hard disk drive.

3.

When you leave SETUP, make sure you save your changes.

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Running SETUP and Installing Drivers

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