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user documentation or look on the drive to obtain this
information.
If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and
not replacing it, select None.
Cylinders:
Configures the number of cylinders for the
hard drive. Refer to your drive’s user documentation or
look on the drive to obtain this information. Before you
can make changes to this field, the Type field must be set
to User.
Heads:
Configures the number of read/write heads for
the hard drive. Refer to your drive’s user documentation
or look on the drive to determine the correct value to
enter for this field. Before you can make changes to this
field, the Type field must be set to User.
Sectors/Track: Configures the number of sectors per
track for the hard drive. Refer to your drive’s user
documentation or look on the drive to determine the
correct value to enter for this field. Before you can make
changes to this field, the Type field must be set to User.
Write Precomp: Configures the write precompensation
setting for the hard drive. Refer to your drive’s user
documentation or look on the drive to determine the
correct value to enter for this field. Before you can make
changes to this field, the Type field must be set to User.
Multi-Sector Transfers: Sets the number of sectors per
block to the highest number supported by the drive.
Configuration options are Disabled (default), 2 Sectors, 4
Sectors, 8 Sectors, and 16 Sectors.
LBA Mode Control: Enables or disables 28-bit addressing
of the hard drive, without regard for cylinders, heads,
and sectors. Note that enabling this field may decrease
the access speed of the hard drive. The default is Disabled.
32 Bit I/O: Enables or disables 32-Bit I/O. When Enabled,
your hard drive can work with applications with 32-bit
input and output. If the field is Disabled (default), your
computer works with 16-bit input and output and has
lower performance.
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