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Primary/Secondary Drive type

This category identifies the types of hard disk drives that have been in-
stalled in the computer. There are 46 predefined types and a user definable
type.

Press PgUp or PgDn to select a numbered hard disk type or type a number
and press . Note that the specifications of your drive must match
with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter
improper information for this category. If your hard disk type is not listed,
you can Type User to define your own drive manually.

If you select Type User, you will be asked to enter the following info. Enter
the parameters directly from the keyboard and press . The hard
disk information should be provided in the documentation from the hard disk
vendor or the system manufacturer.

CYLS

number of cylinders

HEADS

number of heads

PRECOMP

written precom

LANDZONE

landing zone

SECTORS

number of sectors

Mode Normal Access mode for IDE drives under 528MB
Mode LBA

Access mode for EIDE drives over 528MB

Mode Large

Access mode for IDE drives over 528MB that don't
support LBA

If a SCSI hard disk has been installed or you have a CD-ROM/Tape
drive connected to an IDE channel, select NONE and press.

Drive A type/Drive B type

This category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or B, that
have been installed in your computer.

None

No floppy drive installed

360K, 5.25 in.

5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity

1.2M,5.25

in.

5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte capacity

720K, 3.5 in.

3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity

1.44M, 3.5 in.

3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 1.44 megabyte capacity

2.88M, 3.5 in.

3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 2.88 megabyte capacity