Elitegroup L373N1 v.4 - Manual (Page 6)

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the boot sector. You may have to enter “N” several times to prevent the boot sector
write.
Boot Sector Write!!!
Possible VIRUS: Continue (Y/N)? _
The following warning message appears when a program attempts to format the hard
disk drive.
Format!!!
Possible VIRUS: Continue (Y/N)? _
About Hard Disk Drive Setting…
Select Auto to let BIOS configure the drive parameters automatically.
Only for certain old types of hard disk drive will you need to modify the
settings. After press ‘Enter’, BIOS display the drive parameters. If the
detected drive parameters are not correct or if you’re trying to enable
the enhanced IDE feature, you may still change the value manually.
??32 Bit Mode:
Select `On` to allow data transmission in 32-bit format.
? PIO Mode:
Normally use Auto To let BIOS decide the PIO mode setting. If
the selected PIO mode is not supported by the IDE drive, the hard
disk drive may not work properly.
About Hard Drive Parameters
Parameter Description
Type The number for a drive with certain identification
parameters.
Cyln The number of cylinders in the disk drive.
Heads The number of heads.
WPcom The actual physical size of a sector gets progressively
smaller as the track diameter diminishes. This
parameter is the number of cylinders on the disk