Pc6172 – Acnodes PC6172 User Manual
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PC6172
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IDE Primary Master / Slave: IDE Secondary Master / Slave:
The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications and optimal operatin
mode of almost all IDE hard drives. When you select type AUTO for a hard
specifications during POST, every time system boots.
If you do not want to select drive type AUTO, other methods of selecting dr
1.Match the specifications of your installed IDE hard drive(s) with the prep
drive types 1 through 45.
2.Select USER and enter values into each drive parameter field.
3.Use the IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION function in Setup. Here is a brief
cations:
Type: The BIOS contains a table of pre-defined drive types. Each de
specified number of cylinders, number of heads, write precompensation f
number of sectors. Drives whose specifications do not accommodate an
fied as type USER.
o Size: Disk drive capacity (approximate). Note that this size is usually gre
formatted disk given by a disk-checking program.
o Cyls: number of cylinders.
o Head: number of heads.
o Precomp: write precompensation cylinders.
o Landz: landing zone.
o Sector: number of sectors.
o Mode: Auto, Normal, Large or LBA.
Auto: The BIOS automatically determines the optimal mode.