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4. BIOS SETUP
4. BIOS SETUP
Master/Slave Drives
IMPORTANT: If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous
system, incorrect parameters may be detected. You will need to enter the correct
parameters manually or use low-level format if you do not need the data stored
on the hard disk. If the parameters listed differ from the ones used when the disk
was formatted, the disk will not be readable. If the auto-detected parameters do
not match the ones that should be used for your disk, you should enter the correct
ones manually by setting [User Type HDD].
[User Type HDD]
Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for your drive.
Refer to your drive documentation or look on the drive for this information. If no
drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it, select [None].
Translation Method [LBA]
Select the hard disk drive type in this field. When Logical Block Addressing is en-
abled, 28-bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders, heads,
or sectors. Note that Logical Block Access may decrease the access speed of the
hard disk. However, LBA Mode is necessary for drives with greater than 504MB in
storage capacity. Configuration options: [LBA] [LARGE] [Normal] [Match Parti-
tion Table] [Manual]
Cylinders
This field configures the number of cylinders. Refer to your drive documentation to
determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: To make changes to this
field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD] and the Translation Method
field must be set to [Manual].