Nvidia NFORCE 780I SLI - Manual (Page 43)

Configuring the BIOS
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Press Enter to auto-detect IDE and SATA channels in the system. Once the
channel is detected, the values for Capacity, Cylinder, Heads, Precomp, Landing
Zone, and Sector are automatically filled in.
q None
There is no HDD installed or set.
q Auto
The system can auto-detect the hard disk when booting up.
q Manual
When you set the channel to
[Manual]
and change
Access Mode
to
[CHS]
,
you can then enter the number of cylinders, heads, Precomp, landing zone,
and sector. You can manually enter the values or you can press
Enter to
display a window that tells you the min and max values.
The BIOS supports the following HDD
Access Modes:
Ø CHS
For HDD less than 528 MB.
Ø LBA
For HDD greater than 528 MB and
supporting LBA (Logical Block
Addressing).
Ø Large
For HDD greater than 528 MB but not supporting LBA.
Ø Auto
Recommended mode.
IDE HDD Auto-Detect [Press Enter]
IDE Channel 0 Slave [Manual}
Access Mode [CHS]
Capacity 0 MB
Cylinder ..... 0
Head [ 0]
Precomp [ 0]
Landing Zone [ 0]
Sector [ 0]
Cylinder
Min= 0
Max=65535
Key in a DEC number :
#$:Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort
Press ENTER to display sub-
menu
or enter number manually