Manual hdd type selection, Cylinder, Head – Asus P4U800-X User Manual
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Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have
the correct configuration information supplied by the drive
manufacturer. Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to
recognize the installed hard disk.
IDE Primary Master
IDE Auto-Detection
[Press Enter]
IDE Primary Master
[Manual]
Access Mode
[CHS]
Capacity
40020 MB
Cylinder
[19158]
Head
[ 16]
Sector
[ 255]
Transfer Mode
UDMA 2
F1
: Help
↑↓
: Select Item
-/+
: Change Value
F5
: Setup Defaults
ESC : Exit
→←
: Select Menu
Enter : Select Sub-menu
F10 : Save and Exit
Select Menu
Item Specific Help
Enter the value.
Manual HDD type selection
If you wish to manually enter the hard disk information, set the IDE Primary Master
item to [Manual], and the Access Mode item to [CHS]. To manually enter the
number of cylinder, head, and sector per track for the drive, highlight an item, key-
in the value that you obtained from the drive documentation then press
Refer to the drive documentation or the drive label for this information.
To enter a value, you may also highlight the item, then press
pop-up menu. Type in the value from the drive documentation, then press
Capacity [xxxxx MB]
This item displays the auto-detected hard disk capacity. The value is not
user-configurable.
Cylinder
This item shows the number of the hard disk cylinders.
Head
This item shows the number of the hard disk read/write heads.